Spontaneous switch to PIA-independent biofilm formation in an ica-positive Staphylococcus epidermidis isolate

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 297, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 117-122

  Hennig, Susanne ^a   Nyunt Wai, Sun ^b   Ziebuhr, Wilma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

aap; Atomic force microscopy; bhp; Biofilm; PIA; Staphylococcus epidermidis

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; POLYSACCHARIDE INTERCELLULAR ADHESIN; PROTEIN AAP; PROTEIN BAP; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AAP GENE; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BHP GENE; BIOFILM; DOWN REGULATION; GENE CONTROL; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; ICA GENE; NONHUMAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; WILD TYPE;

EID: 33847743441     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: 16180607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2006.12.001     Document Type: Article

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