Monoclonal antibody raised against PNAG has variable effects on static S. Epidermidis biofilm accumulation in vitro

International Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 518-520

  França, Angela ^a,b   Vilanova, Manuel ^c   Cerca, Nuno ^a   Pier, Gerald B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCAN; CRYSTAL VIOLET; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; POLY N ACETYL 1 6 GLUCOSAMINE; POLY-N-ACETYL-1-6-GLUCOSAMINE;

BIOFILM; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; LETTER; METABOLISM; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; BETA-GLUCANS; BIOFILMS; GENTIAN VIOLET; HUMANS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 84879316453     PISSN: 14492288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.6102     Document Type: Letter

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