Bacterial biofilms with emphasis on coagulase-negative staphylococci

In addition to their capacity to attach to surfaces, various groups of microorganisms also produce an extracellular polymeric substance known as "slime". This slime forms a thin layer around cells known as biofilm. Thus, biofilm structure comprises bacterial cells and an extracellular poly...

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Autor principal: Oliveira,A (author)
Outros Autores: Cunha,MLRS (author)
Formato: article
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2008
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Texto completo:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992008000400003
País:Brasil
Oai:oai:scielo:S1678-91992008000400003