Extracellular DNA-dependent biofilm formation by Staphylococcus epidermidis RP62A in response to subminimal inhibitory concentrations of antibiotics

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 162, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 535-541

  Kaplan, Jeffrey B ^a   Jabbouri, Saïd ^b   Sadovskaya, Irina ^c  

^a RUTGERS SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^c UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Biofilm matrix; Crystal violet binding assay; Pulmozyme; RhDNase; Staphylococcus epidermidis 1457; Staphylococcus epidermidis NJ9709

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; LINEZOLID; N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; NOVOBIOCIN; TIGECYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOFILM; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 79957826659     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: 17697123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2011.03.008     Document Type: Article

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