Early Fibrin Biofilm Development in Cardiovascular Infections
Safae Oukrich, Jane H. Hong, Mariël Leon-Grooters, Wiggert A. van Cappellen, Johan A. Slotman, Gijsje Hendrika Koenderink, Willem J. B. van Wamel, Moniek P.M. de Maat, Klazina Kooiman, Kirby R. Lattwein
This study investigates how Staphylococcus aureus forms fibrin-based biofilms in cardiovascular infections, showing coagulase is essential and fibrin strands form within 3 hours in human plasma.
Biofilm · Feb 7, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology