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Impact of the agr quorum-sensing system on adherence to polystyrene in Staphylococcus aureus.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Dec 2000
Vuong C, Saenz H L, Götz F, Otto M
Abstract excerpt
Biofilm formation by Staphylococcus aureus is a serious problem in nosocomial infections. There are great differences in the capacity of S. aureus to express biofilms, but the reasons are unknown. In all, 105 S. aureus strains were tested for a correlation between the agr quorum-sensing system ph...
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