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Poly-N-acetyl glucosamine expression in Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm cell...

Ferreirinha, Pedro; Pérez-Cabezas, Begoña; Correia, Alexandra; Miyazawa, Bruna; Carvalhais, Virgínia Maria Dinis; França, Ângela Maria Oliveira Sousa

Staphylococcus epidermidis is a biofilm - forming bacterium and a leading etiological agent of nosocomial infections. The ability to establish biofilms on indwelling medical devices is a key virulence factor for this bacterium. Still, the influence of poly - N - acetyl glucosamine (PNAG), the major component of the extracellular biofilm matrix, in the host immune response has been scarcely studied. Here, t h is...


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