Observations of Shear Stress Effects on <named-content content-type="genus-species">Staphylococcus aureus</named-content> Biofilm Formation
ABSTRACT Staphylococcus aureus bacteria form biofilms and distinctive microcolony or “tower” structures that facilitate their ability to tolerate antibiotic treatment and to spread within the human body. The formation of microcolonies, which break off, get carried downstream, and serve to initiate b...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2019-08-01
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| Series: | mSphere |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphere.00372-19 |