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Nicotine Enhances Staphylococcus epidermidis Biofilm Formation by Altering the Bacterial Autolysis, Extracellular DNA Releasing, and Polysaccharide Intercellular Adhesin Production

Staphylococcus epidermidis is a common bacterial colonizer of human skin and mucous membranes, yet it has emerged as an important nosocomial pathogen largely due to its ability to form biofilms. Tobacco smoke has been demonstrated as a contributor to various infection diseases by improving the biofi...

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Autores principales: Wu, Yang, Ma, Yue, Xu, Tao, Zhang, Qing-zhao, Bai, Jinna, Wang, Jiaxue, Zhu, Tao, Lou, Qiang, Götz, Friedrich, Qu, Di, Zheng, Chun-quan, Zhao, Ke-qing
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6215848/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30420846
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.02575