Biofilm formation in Scottish clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus

Karen Smith, Ana Perez, Gordon Rammage, David Lappin, Curtis G. Gemmell, Sue Lang

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Abstract

The biofilm-forming capacity of 972 clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus was tested using a high-throughput polystyrene 96-peg plate format. Isolates of S. aureus were collected from patients in hospitals throughout Scotland from 2004 to 2006; 763 of these were meticillinresistant S. aureus (MRSA) and 209 were meticillin-sensitive S. aureus (MSSA).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1018-1023
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Medical Microbiology
Volume57
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2008

Keywords

  • Staphylococcus aureus
  • clinical isolates
  • biofilm formation

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