Further characterization of Staphylococcus epidermidis transposon mutants deficient in primary attachment or intercellular adhesion

Zentralblatt fur Bakteriologie

Volumn 287, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 69-83

  Heilmann, Christine ^a   Götz, Friedrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biofilm formation; Cell aggregation; Plastic adhesion; Staphylococcus epidermidis Tn 917; Transposon mutagenesis

Indexed keywords

AGAR; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL MUTANT; BIOASSAY; BIOFILM; CONGO RED; POLYSTYRENE;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 0031936896     PISSN: 09348840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0934-8840(98)80149-7     Document Type: Article

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