Mechanism of salicylate-mediated inhibition of biofilm in Staphylococcus epidermidis

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 177, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 501-503

  Muller, Eugene ^b   Al Attar, Jazila ^b   Wolff, Arlene G ^b   Farber, Bruce F ^a  

^a NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DIVALENT CATION; EDETIC ACID; SALICYLIC ACID; TEICHOIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOFILM; CHELATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 0031907753     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/517386     Document Type: Article

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