title: Biofilm production by clinical staphylococci strains from canine otitis.
abstract: This study determined the species of 54 staphylococci isolates from canine otitis and their ability to produce biofilm through the Congo red agar method, confirmed by scanning electron microscopy. The most frequently identified species were S. intermedius and S. simulans. Results showed that 30% of the strains were biofilm producers.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Bacteriologia, Centro de Biomedicina, Departamento de Patologia e Medicina Legal, Universidade Federal do Ceará , Fortaleza, CE , Brasil.
authors.forename: Camila Alencar
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Moreira
authors.forename: Lis Christina
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: de Oliveira
authors.forename: Marina Silveira
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Mendes
authors.forename: Thiago de Melo
authors.initials: Tde M
authors.lastname: Santiago
authors.forename: Eduardo Bedê
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Barros
authors.forename: Cibele Barreto Mano
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: de Carvalho
keywords: Congo red agar; biofilm; canine otitis; scanning electronic microscopy
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