Plasma is the main regulator of Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms virulence genes transcription in human blood

Staphylococcus epidermidis is frequently associated with the emergence of medical device- associated bloodstream infections, due to its ability to form biofilms on the surface of vascular catheters. Although these biofilms may be in continuous contact with human blood, how S. epidermidis biofilm cel...

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Main Author: França, Ângela Maria Oliveira Sousa (author)
Other Authors: Cerca, Nuno (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/43243
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/43243