Susceptibility of Staphylococcus epidermidis planktonic cells and biofilms to the lytic action of staphylococcus bacteriophage K

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 313-317

  Cerca, N ^a   Oliveira, R ^a   Azeredo, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bacteriophage; Biofilms; Staph. epidermidis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BACTERIOPHAGES;

ANTI-STAPHYLOCOCCUS BACTERIOPHAGE; BIOFILM BIOMASS; BIOFILM CELLS; CLINICAL ISOLATES; EPIDERMIDIS; K METHODS; PLANKTONIC BACTERIA; PLANKTONIC-CELLS; STAPH.; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

BIOFILMS;

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; STRAIN;

BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; PHENOTYPE; PLANKTON;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; LYSIS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLANKTON; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 34548073047     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2007.02190.x     Document Type: Article

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