Biofilm density and detection of biofilm-producing genes in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 47-52

  Szczuka, Ewa ^a   Urbańska, Katarzyna ^a   Pietryka, Marta ^a   Kaznowski, Adam ^a  

^a ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; GENETICS; HUMAN; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PHYSIOLOGY;

BIOFILMS; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84871343443     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12223-012-0175-9     Document Type: Article

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