Small-colony variant of Staphylococcus lugdunensis in prosthetic joint infection
Prosthetic joint infection is usually caused by staphylococci. Among the coagulase-negative staphylococci, Staphylococcus lugdunensis is important because it behaves as a pathogen similar to S aureus. It also develops biofilms, and the biofilm phenotype can appear as small-colony variants. Although...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2018
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| Online Access: | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/54973/ |