Fluid flow induces biofilm formation in Staphylococcus epidermidis polysaccharide intracellular adhesin-positive clinical isolates

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 78, Issue 16, 2012, Pages 5890-5896

  Weaver, Westbrook ^a   Milisavljevic, Vladana ^b   Miller, Jeff ^b   Di Carlo, Dino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; BIOFILM FORMATION; BIOFILM STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ISOLATES; ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNALS; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; EPIDERMIDIS; FLUID SHEAR; ICA OPERON; IN-VITRO; MICROENVIRONMENTS; PHENOTYPIC VARIATIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

CATHETERS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLOW OF FLUIDS; SHEAR FLOW;

BIOFILMS;

ADHESIN; BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE;

ADHESION; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FLUID FLOW; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HYDRODYNAMICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; BIOFILMS; HYDRODYNAMICS; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 84866155053     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01139-12     Document Type: Article

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