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. 2013 Dec 18;95(24):2223-9.
doi: 10.2106/JBJS.2223.

Bacterial biofilms and periprosthetic infections

William V Arnold, Mark E Shirtliff, Paul Stoodley

Bacterial biofilms and periprosthetic infections

William V Arnold et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am. .
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Schematic drawing showing salient features of biofilm formation in a staphylococcal biofilm model based on studies by Boles and Horswill, Otto, and Resch et al.. The blue boxes show the main processes in biofilm formation, the yellow boxes show the chemical environment, and the red boxes show the phenotype. In planktonic cells, expression of the accessory gene regulator (agr) system results in the production of secreted virulence factors, reduced attachment, and the suppression of biofilm accumulation by increasing dispersal. EPS = extracellular polymeric substances.
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