The enhancement of biofilm formation in Group B streptococcal isolates at vaginal pH

Medical Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 202, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 105-115

  Ho, Yueh Ren ^a   Li, Chien Ming ^b,c   Yu, Chen Hsiang ^a   Lin, Yuh Jyh ^d   Wu, Ching Ming ^a   Harn, I Chen ^a   Tang, Ming Jer ^a,b   Chen, Yi Ting ^a   Shen, Fang Chi ^a   Lu, Chien Yi ^a   Tsai, Tai Chun ^a   Wu, Jiunn Jong ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

AFM; Biofilm; Group B streptococcus; M9YE medium; Survival; Vaginal pH

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM PILUS; BIOFILM; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; OPTICAL DENSITY; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; VAGINA; VAGINA SMEAR;

ADULT; BIOFILMS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; VAGINA;

EID: 84879694078     PISSN: 03008584     EISSN: 14321831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00430-012-0255-0     Document Type: Article

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