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Correlation of Staphylococcus Epidermidis Phenotype and Its Corneal Virulence.
Current eye research - 1 May 2021
Caballero Armando R, Tang Aihua, Bierdeman Michael, O'Callaghan Richard, Marquart Mary
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PURPOSE: S. epidermidis is an ocular pathogen and a leading cause of keratitis. It produces hemolysins and at least 3 proteases. The purpose of the present study is to compare the secretion of hemolysins and proteases between 28 ocular isolates and one non-ocular strain and to determine their relationship to ocular virulence in selected strains using a rabbit model of infection. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Culture...
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