Medium supplementation with magnesium prevented the induction of dormancy in biofilms of clinical and commensal isolates of Staphylococcus epidermidis

Staphylococcus epidermidis is a commensal bacterium that colonizes the skin and mucous membranes, being the most prevalent staphylococcal species found in humans. However, S. epidermidis has the ability of colonize indwelling medical devices establishing biofilms, which makes this bacteria a common...

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Main Author: Pérez-Cabezas, B. (author)
Other Authors: Oliveira, C. (author), Carvalhais, Virgínia Maria Dinis (author), Freitas, Ana Isabel Costa (author), Oliveira, Fernando (author), Cerca, Nuno (author), Vilanova, Manuel (author)
Format: conferenceObject
Language:eng
Published: 2013
Subjects:
S. epidermidis
Biofilm
Dormancy
Flow cytometry
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/28765
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/28765

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