Prevalence of icaa and icad genes in staphylococcus aureus and staphylococcus epidermidis strains isolated from patients and hospital staff

Central European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 87-90

  Satorres, Sara Elena ^a   Alcaráz, Lucia Esther ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN LUIS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Congo red agar; Ica genes; Slime production; Staphylococcus aures; Staphylococcus epidermidis

Indexed keywords

CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; CONGO RED;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CULTURE MEDIUM; GENETICS; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATIENT; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

BASE SEQUENCE; BIOFILMS; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; CONGO RED; CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS; PATIENTS; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 34250795550     PISSN: 12107778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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