Characterization of the growth dynamics and biofilm formation of Staphylococcus epidermidis strains isolated from contaminated platelet units

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue PART 6, 2014, Pages 884-891

  Ali, Hamza ^a   Greco Stewart, Valerie S ^a   Jacobs, Michael R ^b   Yomtovian, Roslyn A ^c   Rood, Ineke G H ^d   de Korte, Dirk ^d   Ramírez Arcos, Sandra M ^a  

^a CANADIAN BLOOD SERVICES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CENTRAL LABORATORY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; CONGO RED; CRYSTAL VIOLET; GLUCOSE DERIVATIVE; POLYSACCHARIDE; THROMBOCYTE CONCENTRATE; TRYPTICASE SOY BROTH; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; GRAM STAINING; ICAAD GENE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION;

BIOFILMS; BLOOD PLATELETS; CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 84901378877     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.071449-0     Document Type: Article

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