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Biofilm development by clinical isolates of<i>Staphylococcus</i>spp. from retrieved orthopedic prostheses
26 Nov 2010
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BACKGROUND: Biofilms are considered the key factor in the development of implant-related infections. However, only a few reports have dealt with the ability of organisms isolated from such infections to develop biofilms in vitro. METHODS: We evaluated different phenotypic techniques (2 microtiter plate assays and confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) and genotypic techniques (detection of the ica operon)...
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