%0 Journal Article %A Barrett, S. P. %T Protein-Mediated Adhesion of Staphylococcus Aureus to Silicone Implant Polymer %D 1985 %J Journal of Medical Microbiology, %V 20 %N 2 %P 249-253 %@ 1473-5644 %R https://doi.org/10.1099/00222615-20-2-249 %I Microbiology Society, %X Summary Investigation was made of the role of protein A and clumping factor in the adhesion of Staphylococcus aureus to the silicone polymer used for manufacture of cerebrospinal fluid shunting systems. The two proteins were judged to contribute non-specifically to adhesion. S. aureus was also shown to be capable of hydrophobic binding, but this was found to be distinct from the demonstrated protein-mediated adhesion. %U https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jmm/10.1099/00222615-20-2-249