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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, November 2003, p. 5199-5201, Vol. 41, No. 11
0095-1137/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.11.5199-5201.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

agr-Dependent Bacterial Interference Has No Impact on Long-Term Colonization of Staphylococcus aureus during Persistent Airway Infection of Cystic Fibrosis Patients

Barbara C. Kahl,1* Karsten Becker,1 Alexander W. Friedrich,2 Julia Clasen,1 Bhanu Sinha,1 Christof von Eiff,1 and Georg Peters1

Institute of Medical of Microbiology,1 Institute for Hygiene, University of Muenster, Muenster 48149, Germany2

Received 15 May 2003/ Returned for modification 7 July 2003/ Accepted 30 July 2003

The agr specificity group distribution of persistent Staphylococcus aureus clones recovered from the airways of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients did not differ from that of isolates recovered from various clinical infections and healthy nasal carriers. The success of CF clones in terms of cocolonization and/or infection with S. aureus, prevalence of clones, or persistence appeared to be independent of agr group specificity.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Institute of Medical Microbiology, University of Muenster, Domagkstr. 10, 48149 Muenster, Germany. Phone: 49-251-835-5381. Fax: 49-251-835-5350. E-mail: kahl{at}uni-muenster.de.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, November 2003, p. 5199-5201, Vol. 41, No. 11
0095-1137/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.11.5199-5201.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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