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Exopolysaccharide Production by <i>Staphylococcus Epidermidis</i> and its Relationship with Biofilm Extracellular DNA
1 Sept 2011
Abstract excerpt
Implant-related infections are difficult to treat because they are very often associated with biofilm-forming micro-organisms capable of resisting host immune defenses and surviving conventional antibiotic treatments. In Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm-forming strains, the polysaccharide intercellular adhesin (PIA), whose expression is encoded by the icaADBC operon, is recognized as a main staphylococcal...
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