Staphylococcal Biofilm Exopolysaccharide Protects against Caenorhabditis elegans Immune Defenses

Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus aureus are leading causes of hospital-acquired infections that have become increasingly difficult to treat due to the prevalence of antibiotic resistance in these organisms. The ability of staphylococci to produce biofilm is an important virulence mechan...

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Autores principales: Begun, Jakob, Gaiani, Jessica M, Rohde, Holger, Mack, Dietrich, Calderwood, Stephen B, Ausubel, Frederick M, Sifri, Costi D
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2007
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1853117/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17447841
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.0030057

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1853117/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17447841
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.0030057

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