Evaluation of anti-bacterial effects of nickel nanoparticles on biofilm production by Staphylococcus epidermidis

Background and Objectives: Staphylococcus epidermidis produces biofilm by extracellular polysaccharides, causing bacterial adherence to different surfaces. Anti-microbial effects of nickel nanoparticles on some bacterial strains such as S. aureus and Escherichia coli have been determined in limited...

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Main Authors: Morteza Vahedi, Nima Hosseini-Jazani, Saber Yousefi, Maryam Ghahremani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2017-10-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:https://ijm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijm/article/view/915