Year: 2011
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Staphylococcus epidermidis Adhesion and Biofilm Formation onto Biomaterials CHAPTER 1 -General introductionhis chapter encloses the literature review, presenting in the first sections a brief historical introduction, the current knowledge on the features of biofilm formation and biofilms relevance to medical device-associated infections.Then follows a presentation of Staphylococcus epidermidis general characteristics, an overview of the clinical relevance of the bacterium as one of the major nosocomial pathogens responsible for indwelling medical devices infections, and the main properties of S. epidermidis biofilms.The experimental methods used to study adhesion and biofilm processes are also addressed as well as biofilm resistance and control. TIn the last sections of this chapter the scope and the structure of this thesis are described.
Author: Cláudia Sousa
Language: English
Subfield: Molecular Biology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W8030532