Deciphering mechanisms of staphylococcal biofilm evasion of host immunity

Biofilms are adherent communities of bacteria contained within a complex matrix. Although host immune responses to planktonic staphylococcal species have been relatively well-characterized, less is known regarding immunity to staphylococcal biofilms and how they modulate anti-bacterial effector mech...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hanke, Mark L., Kielian, Tammy
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3417388/