African Journal of
Bacteriology Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Bacteriol. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9871
  • DOI: 10.5897/JBR
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 121

Full Length Research Paper

Detection of biofilm formation of a collection of fifty strains of Staphylococcus aureus isolated in Algeria at the University Hospital of Tlemcen

GHELLAI Lotfi*,
  • GHELLAI Lotfi*,
  • Laboratory of Applied Microbiology in Food, Biomedical and Environment (LAMAABE), Department of Biology, University of Tlemcen, 13000 Tlemcen, Algeria.
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HASSAINE Hafida
  • HASSAINE Hafida
  • Laboratory of Applied Microbiology in Food, Biomedical and Environment (LAMAABE), Department of Biology, University of Tlemcen, 13000 Tlemcen, Algeria.
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KLOUCHE Nihel
  • KLOUCHE Nihel
  • Laboratory of Applied Microbiology in Food, Biomedical and Environment (LAMAABE), Department of Biology, University of Tlemcen, 13000 Tlemcen, Algeria.
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KHADIR Abdelmonaim
  • KHADIR Abdelmonaim
  • Laboratory of Applied Microbiology in Food, Biomedical and Environment (LAMAABE), Department of Biology, University of Tlemcen, 13000 Tlemcen, Algeria.
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AISSAOUI Nadia
  • AISSAOUI Nadia
  • Laboratory of Applied Microbiology in Food, Biomedical and Environment (LAMAABE), Department of Biology, University of Tlemcen, 13000 Tlemcen, Algeria.
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NAS Fatima
  • NAS Fatima
  • Laboratory of Applied Microbiology in Food, Biomedical and Environment (LAMAABE), Department of Biology, University of Tlemcen, 13000 Tlemcen, Algeria.
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ZINGG Walter
  • ZINGG Walter
  • Service de Prévention et de Contrôle de l’Infection. Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève (HUG) Suisse.
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  •  Received: 30 September 2013
  •  Accepted: 06 February 2014
  •  Published: 28 February 2014

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