Gene Review:
aap - accumulation associated protein
Staphylococcus epidermidis RP62A
- Expression of biofilm-associated genes in Staphylococcus epidermidis during in vitro and in vivo foreign body infections. Vandecasteele, S.J., Peetermans, W.E., Merckx, R., Van Eldere, J. J. Infect. Dis. (2003)
- Reliability of the ica, aap and atlE genes in the discrimination between invasive, colonizing and contaminant Staphylococcus epidermidis isolates in the diagnosis of catheter-related infections. Vandecasteele, S.J., Peetermans, W.E., R Merckx, R., Rijnders, B.J., Van Eldere, J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. (2003)
- Induction of Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm formation via proteolytic processing of the accumulation-associated protein by staphylococcal and host proteases. Rohde, H., Burdelski, C., Bartscht, K., Hussain, M., Buck, F., Horstkotte, M.A., Knobloch, J.K., Heilmann, C., Herrmann, M., Mack, D. Mol. Microbiol. (2005)
- Commensal isolates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis are also well equipped to produce biofilm on polystyrene surfaces. de Araujo, G.L., Coelho, L.R., de Carvalho, C.B., Maciel, R.M., Coronado, A.Z., Rozenbaum, R., Ferreira-Carvalho, B.T., Sá Figueiredo, A.M., Teixeira, L.A. J. Antimicrob. Chemother. (2006)
- Analysis of different genetic traits and their association with biofilm formation in Staphylococcus epidermidis isolates from central venous catheter infections. Petrelli, D., Zampaloni, C., D'Ercole, S., Prenna, M., Ballarini, P., Ripa, S., Vitali, L.A. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. (2006)