Lack of in vitro biofilm formation does not attenuate the virulence of Streptococcus gordonii in experimental endocarditis

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 419-423

  Bizzini, Alain ^a,b   Beggah Möller, Siham ^b   Moreillon, Philippe ^b   Entenza, José M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Endocarditis; Streptococcus gordonii; Virulence

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; COMD GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; FRUK GENE; GENE; GENE DELETION; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; PBP2B GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STREPTOCOCCUS GORDONII; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOFILMS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; RATS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 33750954011     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: 1574695X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695X.2006.00168.x     Document Type: Article

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