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The aim of this work was to compare the glucose uptake of biofilms formed by four different Staphylococcus epidermidis strains as well as to compare between sessile and planktonic cells of the same strain. Biofilm cells showed a lower level of glucose uptake compared to planktonic cells. Moreover, glucose uptake by cells in the sessile form was strongly influenced by biofilm composition. Therefore, this work helps to confirm the phenotypic variability of S. epidermidis strains and the different behaviour patterns between sessile and free cells.
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The authors acknowledge the financial support of FCT, through the project POCTI/ESP/42688/2001 and the grant SFRH/BD/19265/2004. The authors also acknowledge to Anthony Danko for his precious help in the improvement of the manuscript.
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Sousa, C., Henriques, M., Azeredo, J. et al. Staphylococcus epidermidis glucose uptake in biofilm versus planktonic cells. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 24, 423–426 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11274-007-9478-4
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