The Protective Effect of Staphylococcus epidermidis Biofilm Matrix against Phage Predation

Staphylococcus epidermidis is a major causative agent of nosocomial infections, mainly associated with the use of indwelling devices, on which this bacterium forms structures known as biofilms. Due to biofilms’ high tolerance to antibiotics, virulent bacteriophages were previously tested as novel th...

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Autores principales: Melo, Luís D. R., Pinto, Graça, Oliveira, Fernando, Vilas-Boas, Diana, Almeida, Carina, Sillankorva, Sanna, Cerca, Nuno, Azeredo, Joana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7601396/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32992766
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v12101076

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7601396/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32992766
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v12101076

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