Biofilm Formation and Detection of IcaAB Genes in Clinical Isolates of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Objective(s)Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an important cause of nosocomial and community infections. Biofilm formation, mediated by a polysaccharide intercellular adhesin (PIA) and encoded by the ica operon, is considered to be an important virulence factor in both S. epiderm...
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Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
2011-03-01
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| Series: | Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mums.ac.ir/shares/basic_medical/basicmedjou/2011/mar/a5.pdf |