| Literature DB >> 10882623 |
J O Galdbart1, J Allignet, H S Tung, C Rydèn, N El Solh.
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Fifty-four Staphylococcus epidermidis strains responsible for infections of joint prostheses and 23 strains isolated from skin flora were studied for markers of virulence, to discriminate invasive strains from normal flora. They were screened for binding to polystyrene and matrix proteins and for the presence of staphylococcal genes involved in adhesion. The ica operon involved in biofilm formation was the only marker discriminating between these 2 categories of strains.Entities:
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Year: 2000 PMID: 10882623 DOI: 10.1086/315660
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Infect Dis ISSN: 0022-1899 Impact factor: 5.226