The mechanism of Staphylococcus epidermidis At1E protein mediating primary attachment of biofilm formation

Fudan University Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 569-573

  Ou, Yuan Zhu ^a   Zhu, Yu Li ^a   Chen, Jie Min ^a   Qin, Zhi Qiang ^a   Jiang, Juan ^a   Yang, Xiao Mei ^a   Qu, Di ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

atlE gene; Biofilm; Extracellular DNA; Staphylococcus epidermidis

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250176862     PISSN: 16728467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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