F. Götz

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Inactivation of the dlt Operon inStaphylococcus aureus Confers Sensitivity to Defensins, Protegrins, and Other Antimicrobial Peptides*
Positively charged antimicrobial peptides with membrane-damaging activity are produced by animals and humans as components of their innate immunity against bacterial infections and also by many… Expand
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The Intercellular Adhesion (ica) Locus Is Present in Staphylococcus aureus and Is Required for Biofilm Formation
ABSTRACT Nosocomial infections that result in the formation of biofilms on the surfaces of biomedical implants are a leading cause of sepsis and are often associated with colonization of the implants… Expand
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Staphylococcus and biofilms
  • F. Götz
  • Biology, Medicine
  • Molecular microbiology
  • 1 March 2002
The genetic and molecular basis of biofilm formation in staphylococci is multifaceted. The ability to form a biofilm affords at least two properties: the adherence of cells to a surface and… Expand
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Molecular basis of intercellular adhesion in the biofilm‐forming Staphylococcus epidermidis
The Staphylococcus epidermidis genes icaABC are involved in the synthesis of the polysaccharide intercellular adhesin (PIA), which is located mainly on the cell surface, as shown by… Expand
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Evidence for autolysin‐mediated primary attachment of Staphylococcus epidermidis to a polystyrene surface
Biofilm formation on a polymer surface which involves initial attachment and accumulation in multilayered cell clusters (intercellular adhesion) is proposed to be the major pathogenicity factor in… Expand
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Repair of Global Regulators in Staphylococcus aureus 8325 and Comparative Analysis with Other Clinical Isolates
ABSTRACT The pathogenicity of Staphylococcus aureus strains varies tremendously (as seen with animals). It is largely dependent on global regulators, which control the production of toxins,… Expand
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Arabidopsis lysin-motif proteins LYM1 LYM3 CERK1 mediate bacterial peptidoglycan sensing and immunity to bacterial infection
Recognition of microbial patterns by host pattern recognition receptors is a key step in immune activation in multicellular eukaryotes. Peptidoglycans (PGNs) are major components of bacterial cell… Expand
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Staphylococcus aureus Deficient in Lipidation of Prelipoproteins Is Attenuated in Growth and Immune Activation
ABSTRACT A lipoprotein diacylglyceryl transferase (lgt) deletion mutant of Staphylococcus aureus SA113 was constructed. The lipoprotein and prelipoprotein expression, the growth behavior, and the… Expand
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Why are pathogenic staphylococci so lysozyme resistant? The peptidoglycan O‐acetyltransferase OatA is the major determinant for lysozyme resistance of Staphylococcus aureus
Staphylococcus species belong to one of the few bacterial genera that are completely lysozyme resistant, which greatly contributes to their persistence and success in colonizing the skin and mucosal… Expand
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Characterization of theN-Acetylglucosaminyltransferase Activity Involved in the Biosynthesis of the Staphylococcus epidermidisPolysaccharide Intercellular Adhesin*
The polysaccharide intercellular adhesin (PIA) is an important factor in the colonization of medical devices byStaphylococcus epidermidis. The genes encoding PIA production are organized in the… Expand
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