Stress conditions in the host induce persister cells and influence biofilm formation by Staphylococcus epidermidis RP62A.

Rafael Ovando FraihaAna Paula Ramos PereiraEliana da Costa Alvarenga BritoClayton Luiz BorgesAna Flávia Alves ParenteRenata Trentin PerdomoMaria Ligia Rodrigues MacedoSimone Schneider Weber

Published in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (2019)

These findings highlight the role of host stress in the virulence of S. epidermidis.

Keyphrases

biofilm formation
pseudomonas aeruginosa
staphylococcus aureus
candida albicans
escherichia coli
induced apoptosis
cell cycle arrest
cystic fibrosis
stress induced
endoplasmic reticulum stress