Bone Environment Influences Irreversible Adhesion of a Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Strain

Bone Environment Influences Irreversible Adhesion of a Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Strain

Prosthesis and joint infections are an important threat in public health, especially due to the development of bacterial biofilms and their high resistance to antimicrobials. Biofilm-associated infections increase mortality and morbidity rates as well as hospitalization costs. Prevention is the best...

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Main Authors: Fany Reffuveille, Jérôme Josse, Frédéric Velard, Fabien Lamret, Jennifer Varin-Simon, Marie Dubus, Evan F. Haney, Robert E. W. Hancock, Céline Mongaret, Sophie C. Gangloff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
bone and joint infections
biofilm
antibiofilm peptides
bone environment
bacterial starvation
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.02865/full

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