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. 1996 Aug;64(8):3410–3415. doi: 10.1128/iai.64.8.3410-3415.1996

Purification and characterization of the staphylococcal slime-associated antigen and its occurrence among Staphylococcus epidermis clinical isolates.

L Baldassarri 1, G Donnelli 1, A Gelosia 1, M C Voglino 1, A W Simpson 1, G D Christensen 1
PMCID: PMC174239  PMID: 8757885

Abstract

The Staphylococcus epidermidis slime-associated antigen (SAA) was purified and characterized. N-Acetyl-glucosamine accounted for 70% of the dry weight of SAA, which was immunolocalized on the ruthenium red-positive material produced by slime-positive strains. A total of 59% of slime-producing S. epidermidis clinical isolates expressed SAA, while the phenotype slime- SAA+ was never recovered.

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