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Abstract
Staphylococci, with the leading species Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis, are the most frequent causes of infections on indwelling medical devices. The biofilm phenotype that those bacteria adopt during device-associated infection facilitates increased resistance to antibiotics and host immune defenses. This review presents and discusses the molecular mechanisms contributing to staphylococcal biofilm development and their in-vivo importance. Furthermore, it summarizes current strategies for the development of therapeutics against staphylococcal biofilm-associated infection.Entities:
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Year: 2018 PMID: 30117414 PMCID: PMC6282163 DOI: 10.1128/microbiolspec.GPP3-0023-2018
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Microbiol Spectr ISSN: 2165-0497