Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus biofilms and their influence on bacterial adhesion and cohesion

• Main Authors: Dakheel, Khulood Hamid, Abdul Rahim, Raha, Neela, Vasantha Kumari, Al-Obaidi, Jameel R., Tan, Geok Hun, Yusoff, Khatijah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54799/1/Methicillin-resistant%20Staphylococcus%20aureus%20biofilms%20and%20their%20influence%20on%20bacterial%20adhesion%20and%20cohesion.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54799/; https://www.hindawi.com/journals/bmri/2016/4708425/abs/
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Twenty-five methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates were characterized by staphylococcal protein A gene typing and the ability to form biofilms. The presence of exopolysaccharides, proteins, and extracellular DNA and RNA in biofilms was assessed by a dispersal assay. In addition,...