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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Main Author: Melo, Luís Daniel Rodrigues (author)
Other Authors: Pinto, Maria Graça Cerqueira (author), Oliveira, Fernando Eduardo Freitas (author), Vilas Boas, Diana (author), Almeida, Carina (author), Sillankorva, Sanna (author), Cerca, Nuno (author), Azeredo, Joana (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2020
Subjects:
phage
biofilms
biofilm matrix
phage/host interactions
S. epidermidis
host interactions
S
epidermidis
Science & Technology
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/67467
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/67467

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http://hdl.handle.net/1822/67467

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