Fibrinogen induces biofilm formation by Streptococcus suis and enhances its antibiotic resistance

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 74, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 4969-4972

  Bonifait, Laetitia ^a   Grignon, Louis ^a   Grenier, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; CELL CULTURE; DRUG PRODUCTS; HEALTH;

ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANCE; BIOFILM FORMATIONS; CULTURE MEDIUM; DOSE-DEPENDENT MANNER; PENICILLIN G; PLANKTONIC CELLS;

BIOFILTERS;

FIBRINOGEN; PENICILLIN G;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOFILM; CELL SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DOSE RESPONSE; NONHUMAN; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOFILMS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FIBRINOGEN; HUMANS; MAMMALS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS;

STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS;

EID: 49449090702     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00558-08     Document Type: Article

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