The Eukaryotic-Type Serine/Threonine Protein Kinase Stk Is Required for Biofilm Formation and Virulence in Staphylococcus epidermidis

Qian Liu; Jiajia Fan; Chen Niu; Decheng Wang; Jianping Wang; Xing Wang; Amer E. Villaruz; Min Li; Michael Otto; Qian Gao

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0025380

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The Eukaryotic-Type Serine/Threonine Protein Kinase Stk Is Required for Biofilm Formation and Virulence in Staphylococcus epidermidis

Qian Liu ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Qian Liu, Jiajia Fan

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, and Institute of Medical Microbiology, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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Jiajia Fan ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Qian Liu, Jiajia Fan

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, and Institute of Medical Microbiology, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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Chen Niu,

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, and Institute of Medical Microbiology, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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Decheng Wang,

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, and Institute of Medical Microbiology, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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Jianping Wang,

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, and Institute of Medical Microbiology, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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Xing Wang,

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, and Institute of Medical Microbiology, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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Amer E. Villaruz,

Affiliation National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, The National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Min Li,

Affiliation Department of Laboratory Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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Michael Otto,

Affiliation National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, The National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Qian Gao

* E-mail: qgao99@yahoo.com

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, and Institute of Medical Microbiology, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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The Eukaryotic-Type Serine/Threonine Protein Kinase Stk Is Required for Biofilm Formation and Virulence in Staphylococcus epidermidis

Qian Liu,
Jiajia Fan,
Chen Niu,
Decheng Wang,
Jianping Wang,
Xing Wang,
Amer E. Villaruz,
Min Li,
Michael Otto,
Qian Gao

Published: September 23, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0025380

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