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Congo red agar plate method: improved accuracy and new extended application to Staphylococcus aureus.
The new microbiologica - 1 Oct 2001
Arciola C R, Campoccia D, Borrelli A M, Donati M E, Montanaro L
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In the last decade an increasing number of research studies have focused on the role of slime formation in Staphylococcus epidermidis and, more recently, also in S. aureus. In this context, much attention is being paid to evaluating the prevalence of slime production among bacteria strains isolated from clinical infections in an attempt to assess the role and the diagnostic value of this well recognised virulence...
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