Comparison of biofilm formation between major clonal lineages of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

<h4>Objectives</h4>Epidemic methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) clones cause infections in both hospital and community settings. As a biofilm phenotype further facilitates evasion of the host immune system and antibiotics, we compared the biofilm-forming capacities of various MRSA clo...

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Main Authors: Evelyn Vanhommerig, Pieter Moons, Daniel Pirici, Christine Lammens, Jean-Pierre Hernalsteens, Henri De Greve, Samir Kumar-Singh, Herman Goossens, Surbhi Malhotra-Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/25105505/?tool=EBI