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Poly-N-acetylglucosamine mediates biofilm formation and antibiotic resistance in Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae

Era A. Izano, Irina Sadovskaya, Evgeny Vinogradov, Martha H. Mulks, Kabilan Velliyagounder, Chandran Ragunath, William B. Kher, N. Ramasubbu, Malcolm B. Perry, Jeffrey B. Kaplan

Microbial Pathogenesis · 2007 · 173 citations · 29 references

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Molecular basis of intercellular adhesion in the biofilm‐forming <i>Staphylococcus epidermidis</i>

Christine Heilmann, Oliver Schweitzer, Christiane Gerke et al. · Molecular Microbiology · 1996 · 922 citations

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The intercellular adhesin involved in biofilm accumulation of Staphylococcus epidermidis is a linear beta-1,6-linked glucosaminoglycan: purification and structural analysis

Dietrich Mack, Werner Fischer, A Krokotsch et al. · Journal of Bacteriology · 1996 · 880 citations · Full text

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Polysaccharide intercellular adhesin (PIA) protects Staphylococcus epidermidis against major components of the human innate immune system

Cuong Vuong, Jovanka M. Voyich, Elizabeth R. Fischer et al. · Cellular Microbiology · 2004 · 625 citations · Full text

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The <i>pgaABCD</i> Locus of <i>Escherichia coli</i> Promotes the Synthesis of a Polysaccharide Adhesin Required for Biofilm Formation

Xin Wang, James F. Preston, Tony Romeo · Journal of Bacteriology · 2004 · 613 citations · Full text

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A Crucial Role for Exopolysaccharide Modification in Bacterial Biofilm Formation, Immune Evasion, and Virulence

Cuong Vuong, Stanislava Kocianova, Jovanka M. Voyich et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 2004 · 584 citations · Full text

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