Comment on: Densely adherent growth mode, rather than extracellular polymer substance matrix build-up ability, contributes to high resistance of Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms to antibiotics

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 65, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2054-2055

  Singh, Rachna ^a   Ray, Pallab ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Persister cells; S. epidermidis

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; OXACILLIN; POLYMER; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BIOFILM; CELL DENSITY; CELL SUBPOPULATION; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 77955643793     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkq249     Document Type: Letter

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