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Association between methicillin susceptibility and biofilm regulation in Staphylococcus aureus isolates from device-related infections.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 May 2007
O'Neill Eoghan, Pozzi Clarissa, Houston Patrick, Smyth Davida, Humphreys Hilary, Robinson D Ashley, O'Gara James P
Abstract excerpt
Production of icaADBC-encoded polysaccharide intercellular adhesin, or poly-N-acetylglucosamine (PIA/PNAG), represents an important biofilm mechanism in staphylococci. We previously described a glucose-induced, ica-independent biofilm mechanism in four methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates. Here, biofilm regulation by NaCl and glucose was characterized in 114 MRSA and 98...
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