The combined effect of surface chemistry and flow conditions on Staphylococcus epidermidis adhesion and ica operon expression

European Cells and Materials

Volumn 24, Issue , 2012, Pages 386-402

  Foka, Antigoni ^a   Katsikogianni, Maria G ^b   Anastassiou, Evangelos D ^a   Spiliopoulou, Iris ^a   Missirlis, Yannis F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bacterial adhesion; Biomaterials; Gene expression; Self assembly; Shear; Surface analysis; Surface chemistry

Indexed keywords

GLASS; RIBOSOME DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BIOMATERIAL; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CELL INTERACTION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENOTYPE; HYDRODYNAMICS; ICAA GENE; ICAD GENE; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHEAR FLOW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; SURFACE PROPERTY; BIOFILM; CHEMISTRY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOFILMS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GLASS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; OPERON; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84875548475     PISSN: 14732262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22203/eCM.v024a28     Document Type: Article

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