In vitro effect of pH and ethanol on biofilm formation by clinical ica-positive Staphylococcus epidermidis strains

Annals of Microbiology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 431-437

  Chaieb, Kamel ^a,b   Chehab, Olfa ^b   Zmantar, Tarek ^a   Rouabhia, Mahmoud ^c   Mahdouani, Kacem ^b   Bakhrouf, Amina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^b Hopital Regional de Kairouan   (Tunisia)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Congo Red agar; Ethanol; Ica gene; pH; Staphylococcus epidermidis

Indexed keywords

STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 35349026024     PISSN: 15904261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03175085     Document Type: Article

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