Bap and Cell Surface Hydrophobicity Are Important Factors in Staphylococcus xylosus Biofilm Formation

Staphylococcus (S.) xylosus is a coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species naturally present in food of animal origin with a previously described potential for biofilm formation. In this study we characterized biofilm formation of five selected strains isolated from raw fermented dry sausages, upon...

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Main Authors: Carolin Schiffer, Maik Hilgarth, Matthias Ehrmann, Rudi F. Vogel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2019.01387/full