Staphylococcal Biofilm on the Surface of Catheters: Electron Microscopy Evaluation of the Inhibition of Biofilm Growth by RNAIII Inhibiting Peptide

• Main Authors: Adilson de Oliveira (Author), Luiza Pinheiro-Hubinger (Author), Valéria Cataneli Pereira (Author), Danilo Flávio Moraes Riboli (Author), Katheryne Benini Martins (Author), Letícia Calixto Romero (Author), Maria de Lourdes Ribeiro de Souza da Cunha (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> and coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) have become the main causative agents of medical device-related infections due to their biofilm-forming capability, which protects them from the host's immune system and from the action of antimicrobials. This...