Depression of biofilm formation and antibiotic resistance by sarA disruption in Staphylococcus epidermidis

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 12, Issue 25, 2006, Pages 4009-4013

  Tao, Ju Hong ^a   Fan, Chang Sheng ^a   Gao, Shan E ^a   Wang, Hai Jiao ^a   Liang, Guo Xin ^a   Zhang, Qing ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Biofilm; SarA; Styphylococcus epidermis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; KANAMYCIN; SMAD ANCHOR FOR RECEPTOR ACTIVATION; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSING OVER; ELECTROPORATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE INSERTION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; KNOCKOUT GENE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 33746238301     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i25.4009     Document Type: Article

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