Immunology of Staphylococcal biofilm infections in the eye: New tools to study biofilm endophthalmitis

DNA and Cell Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 5-6, 2002, Pages 405-413

  Leid, Jeff G ^a,c   Costerton, J W ^a   Shirtliff, Mark E ^a   Gilmore, Michael S ^b   Engelbert, Michael ^b  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPLANKTON; BIOFILM; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; DISEASE MODEL; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ANIMALS; BIOFILMS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; MICE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 0036377910     PISSN: 10445498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/10445490260099692     Document Type: Article

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