Evaluation of phenotypic and genotypic detection methods for biofilm-forming methicillin-sensitive and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates

Annals of Microbiology

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 825-831

  Atshan, Salman S ^a   Shamsudin, Mariana N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Biofilm; IcaADBC genes; MCRA; MSSA and MRSA

Indexed keywords

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84863510151     PISSN: 15904261     EISSN: 18692044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13213-011-0201-1     Document Type: Article

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