Structural basis of Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm formation: mechanisms and molecular interactions

Staphylococcus epidermidis is a usually harmless commensal bacterium highly abundant on the human skin. Under defined predisposing conditions, most importantly implantation of a medical device, S. epidermidis, however, can switch from a colonizing to an invasive life style. The emergence of S. epide...

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Main Authors: Henning eBüttner, Dietrich eMack, Holger eRohde
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fcimb.2015.00014/full