Association between biofilm production, adhesion genes and drugs resistance in different SCCmec types of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from several major hospitals of Iran

Objective(s): The ability of bacteria to produce biofilm and adhesion makes them more resistant to antibiotics. The current study aims to evaluate the biofilm formation by Staphylococcus aureus and to determine the prevalence of adhesion genes, also their correlation with drug resistance.Materials a...

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Main Authors: Lida Bimanand, Morovat Taherikalani, Farid Azizi Jalilian, Nourkhoda Sadeghifard, Sobhan Ghafourian, Zahra Mahdavi, Sattar Mohamadi, Kouresh Sayehmiri, Ali Hematian, Iraj Pakzad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2018-04-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://ijbms.mums.ac.ir/article_10463_22e8a3fd35b0231b705e2221ec4394f6.pdf