Biofilm synthesis and its relationship with genetic characteristics in clinical methicillin-resistant staphylococci

Biofilm synthesis and its relationship with genetic characteristics in clinical methicillin-resistant staphylococci

<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> can cause a broad range of infections, including skin infections, pneumonia and bacteraemia. Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS), mainly <i>S. epidermidis</i>, have also emerged as important pathogens, especially in immunocompromised patients o...

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Main Authors: Nikolaos Giormezis, Konstantinos Papakonstantinou, Fevronia Kolonitsiou, Eleanna Drougka, Antigoni Foka, Styliani Sarrou, Evangelos D. Anastassiou, Efthimia Petinaki, Iris Spiliopoulou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIMS Press 2015-09-01
Series:AIMS Bioengineering
Subjects:
methicillin-resistant staphylococci
biofilm, adhesins
bacteraemia
device-associated infections
clones
Online Access:http://www.aimspress.com/Bioengineering/article/451/fulltext.html

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