Methicillin resistance and the biofilm phenotype in Staphylococcus aureus

Antibiotic resistance and biofilm-forming capacity contribute to the success of Staphylococcus aureus as a human pathogen in both healthcare and community settings. These virulence factors do not function independently of each other and the biofilm phenotype expressed by clinical isolates of S. aure...

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Main Authors: Hannah eMcCarthy, Justine K. Rudkin, Nikki S. Black, Laura eGallagher, Eoghan eO'Neill, James P. O'Gara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fcimb.2015.00001/full