Differential production of slime under aerobic and anaerobic conditions.

doi:10.1128/jcm.28.11.2578-2579.1990

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Differential production of slime under aerobic and anaerobic conditions.

Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Nov 1990

Barker L P, Simpson W A, Christensen G D

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A series of 37 clinical isolates of coagulase-negative staphylococci previously identified as negative for slime production by the tube test were reexamined by the tissue culture plate test under aerobic and anaerobic conditions. None of the strains produced slime under anaerobic conditions; howe...

Topics

Aerobiosis
Anaerobiosis
Bacterial Adhesion
Bacteriological Techniques
Humans
Phenotype
Staphylococcus

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