A novel in vitro model for haematogenous spreading of S. aureus device biofilms demonstrating clumping dispersal as an advantageous dissemination mechanism
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DOI: 10.1111/cmi.12785
Abstract: Staphylococcus aureus is able to disseminate from vascular device biofilms to the blood and organs, resulting in life‐threatening infections such as endocarditis. The mechanisms behind spreading are largely unknown, especially how the bacterium escapes immune… read more here.
Keywords: clumping dispersal; model; device biofilms; novel vitro ... See more keywords