Prevalence of IS256 among Ica-Positive and Biofilm Non-Producing Staphylococcus epidermidis Clinical Isolates

Background:   S. epidermidis is one of predominant members of human normal microflora, however it may be the main cause of nosocomial infections related to medical devices put into the body and thus the biofilm formation is a main route for pathogenesis which is affected by icaADBC operon.  In this...

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Main Authors: Saeid Nezam Eslami, Mohamad Reza Mehrabi, Mohsen Mirzaee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2017-07-01
Series:Journal of Medical Bacteriology
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Online Access:https://jmb.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jmb/article/view/312