Extracellular Matrix Proteins

GUEST COMMENTARY
The EPS Matrix: The “House of Biofilm Cells”
Hans-Curt Flemming, Thomas R. Neu, Daniel J. Wozniak
Genomics and Proteomics
Proteins Associated with the Myxococcus xanthus Extracellular Matrix
Patrick D. Curtis, James Atwood, Ron Orlando, Lawrence J. Shimkets
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PATHOGENS
Host Protein Binding and Adhesive Properties of H6 and H7 Flagella of Attaching and Effacing Escherichia coli
Ayşen L. Erdem, Fabiola Avelino, Juan Xicohtencatl-Cortes, Jorge A. Girón
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PATHOGENS
Cwp84, a Surface-Associated Protein of Clostridium difficile, Is a Cysteine Protease with Degrading Activity on Extracellular Matrix Proteins
Claire Janoir, Séverine Péchiné, Charlotte Grosdidier, Anne Collignon
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
cse, a Chimeric and Variable Gene, Encodes an Extracellular Protein Involved in Cellular Segregation in Streptococcus thermophilus
Frédéric Borges, Séverine Layec, Annabelle Thibessard, Annabelle Fernandez, Brigitte Gintz, Pascal Hols, Bernard Decaris, Nathalie Leblond-Bourget
CELL SURFACES
Identification and Characterization of a Novel 38.5-Kilodalton Cell Surface Protein of Staphylococcus aureus with Extended-Spectrum Binding Activity for Extracellular Matrix and Plasma Proteins
Muzaffar Hussain, Karsten Becker, Christof von Eiff, Jacques Schrenzel, Georg Peters, Mathias Herrmann
CELL SURFACES
Adherence of Staphylococcus aureus Is Enhanced by an Endogenous Secreted Protein with Broad Binding Activity
Marco Palma, Axana Haggar, Jan-Ingmar Flock