Contribution of culture media and chemical properties of polystyrene tissue culture plates to biofilm development by Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1171-1173

  Kennedy, Ciara A ^a   O'Gara, James P ^a  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; POLYSTYRENE;

BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOFILM; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CULTURE MEDIUM; DEVICE INFECTION; EQUIPMENT; LETTER; MICROTITER PLATE ASSAY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RSBU GENE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS RN4220; TISSUE CULTURE PLATE;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BIOFILMS; CULTURE MEDIA; POLYSTYRENES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 11144236914     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.45764-0     Document Type: Letter

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