Impact of surface coating on the adherence of slime producing and nonproducing Staphylococcus epidermidis.
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| Year of publication | 2004 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | The New Microbiologica |
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| Field | Microbiology, virology |
| Keywords | Staphylococcus epidermidis - biofilm - polystyrene - growth conditions - adhesion - ica-operone |
| Description | We assayed for biofilm growth of S. epidermidis clinical isolates on unmodified polystyrene, on polystyrene modified by chemical abrasion and modified by sulfonation using either Tryptic Soya Broth or Brain Heart Infusion as a growth medium. Sulfonated polystyrene and BHI provided the best growth system for predicting the ability of a clinical isolate to form biofilm. The biofilm formation was detected in 14 (70%) of ica-positive strains and was negative in 16 (80 %) of ica-negative strains. |
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