Publications 2007

Journal Articles

Al Laham N, Rohde H, Sander G, Fischer A, Hussain M, Heilmann C, Mack D, Proctor R, Peters G, Becker K, von Eiff C.
Augmented Expression of Polysaccharide Intercellular Adhesin in a Defined Staphylococcus epidermidis Mutant with the Small-Colony-Variant Phenotype.
J Bacteriol. 2007 Jun;189(12):4494-501.

Begun J, Gaiani JM, Rohde H, Mack D, Calderwood SB, Ausubel FM, Sifri CD.
Staphylococcal biofilm exopolysaccharide protects against Caenorhabditis elegans immune defenses.
PLoS Pathog. 2007 Apr;3(4):e57.

Banner, M. A., Cunniffe, J. G., Macintosh, R. L., Foster, T. J., Rohde, H., Mack, D., Hoyes, E., Derrick, J., Upton, M., Handley, P. S.
Localized tufts of fibrils on Staphylococcus epidermidis NCTC 11047 are comprised of the Accumulation Associated Protein (Aap).
J Bacteriol. 2007 Apr;189(7):2793-804.

Rohde, H., Burandt, E. C., Siemssen, N., Frommelt, L., Burdelski, C., Wurster, S., Scherpe, S., Davies, A. P., Harris, L. G., Horstkotte, M. A., Knobloch, J. K., Ragunath, C., Kaplan, J. B., Mack, D.
Polysaccharide intercellular adhesin or protein factors in biofilm accumulation of Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus aureus isolated from prosthetic hip and knee joint infections.
Biomaterials. 2007 Mar;28(9):1711-20.

Mack D, Davies AP, Harris LG, Rohde H, Horstkotte MA, Knobloch JK.
Microbial interactions in Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms.
Anal Bioanal Chem. 2007 Jan;387(2):399-408.