Susceptibility patterns and the role of extracellular DNA in Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm resistance to physico-chemical stress exposure

Abstract Background Over 65% of human infections are ascribed to bacterial biofilms that are often highly resistant to antibiotics and host immunity. Staphylococcus epidermidis is the predominant cause of recurrent nosocomial and biofilm-related infections. However, the susceptibility patterns of S....

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Main Authors: Charles Ochieng’ Olwal, Paul Oyieng’ Ang’ienda, David Miruka Onyango, Daniel Otieno Ochiel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12866-018-1183-y