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Fighting Staphylococcus epidermidis Biofilm-Associated Infections: Can Iron Be ...
Oliveira, F; Rohde, H; Vilanova, M; Cerca, NStaphylococcus epidermidis is one of the most important commensal microorganisms of human skin and mucosae. However, this bacterial species is also the cause of severe infections in immunocompromised patients, specially associated with the utilization of indwelling medical devices, that often serve as a scaffold for biofilm formation. S. epidermidis strains are often multidrug resistant and its association with...
Siderophore-Mediated Iron Acquisition Plays a Critical Role in Biofilm Formatio...
Oliveira, F; Lima, T; Correia, A; Silva, AM; Soares, C; Morais, S; Weißelberg, S; Vilanova, M; Rohde, H; Cerca, NIron acquisition through siderophores, a class of small, potent iron-chelating organic molecules, is a widely spread strategy among pathogens to survive in the iron-restricted environment found in the host. Although these molecules have been implicated in the pathogenesis of several species, there is currently no comprehensive study addressing siderophore production in Staphylococcus epidermidis. Staphylococcus...