Biofilm production, a marker of pathogenic potential of colonizing and commensal staphylococci

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 88-92

  Jain, Amita ^a   Agarwal, Astha ^a  

^a KING GEORGE'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Biofilm detection; Congo red agar; Invasive and commensal staphylococci; Microtiter plate method

Indexed keywords

CONGO RED;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOFILM; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEVER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROTITER PLATE ASSAY; NONHUMAN; NOSE MUCOSA; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; VENOUS BLOOD;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BIOFILMS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONGO RED; HUMANS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; SYMBIOSIS;

ANIMALIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 57149143707     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2008.09.017     Document Type: Article

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