Panton-valentine leukocidin and biofilm production of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from respiratory tract

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 888-891

  Cakir Aktas, Nilufer ^a   Erturan, Zayre ^b   Karatuna, Onur ^a   Karahasan Yagci, Aysegul ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Biofilm; Cystic fibrosis; Panton valentine leukocidin

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; PANTON VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN; PVL EVIGENE; RAP PROTEIN; RIFAMPICIN; TETRACYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DISK DIFFUSION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; QUORUM SENSING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TISSUE CULTURE;

BACTERIAL TOXINS; BIOFILMS; EXOTOXINS; HUMANS; LEUKOCIDINS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84887600635     PISSN: 20366590     EISSN: 19722680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.4135     Document Type: Article

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