Carbohydrate-containing components of biofilms producedin vitroby some staphylococcal strains related to orthopaedic prosthesis infections
Open Access
- 1 June 2006
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology
- Vol. 47 (1) , 75-82
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-695x.2006.00068.x
Abstract
The capacity of coagulase-negative staphylococci to colonize implanted medical devices is generally attributed to their ability to produce biofilms.Keywords
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