Search for the insertion element IS256 within the ica locus of Staphylococcus epidermidis clinical isolates collected from biomaterial-associated infections

A multiplex PCR method for the detection

A multiplex PCR method for the detection of all five individual genes of ica locus in Staphylococcus epidermidis. A survey on 400 clinical isolates from prosthesis-associated infections

✍ Carla Renata Arciola; Simonetta Gamberini; Davide Campoccia; Livia Visai; Pietro 📂 Article 📅 2005 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 116 KB

## Abstract In __Staphylococcus epidermidis__, __ica__ locus encodes for the synthesis of a polysaccharide intercellular adhesin (slime or biofilm). A multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the detection of the five individual genes of __ica__ locus was developed, with the aim to probe the s