Enterococcal colonization of the gastro-intestinal tract: role of biofilm and environmental oligosaccharides
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Biofilm formation in <it>E. faecalis </it>is presumed to play an important role in a number of enterococcal infections. We have previously identified a genetic locus provisionally named <it>bop </it>that is in...
Main Authors: | Fabretti Francesca, Koch Stefanie, Creti Roberta, Baldassarri Lucilla, Huebner Johannes |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2006-07-01
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Series: | BMC Microbiology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/6/60 |
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