PLease write in detail about S.Epiderimidis. an introduction about your species, its medical significance, if any, including information about virulence factors, infectivity, pathogenicity, and methods of treatments.
Pathogenicity
Infection and Transmission
The infections are generated by the pathogenic organisms present in the environment. They maintain the capacity to invade a host body and establish colonies. A disease caused by such infectious agents is called a communicable disease or transmissible disease. These diseases spread through diverse means including blood, food, water, air, or vectors.
PLease write in detail about S.Epiderimidis. an introduction about your species, its medical significance, if any, including information about virulence factors, infectivity, pathogenicity, and methods of treatments.
Staphylococcus epidermidis is a non-motile, facultative anaerobic Gram-positive cocci. It primarily belongs to the human flora, more appropriately, human skin flora. The bacterium is of two types : coagulase positive and coagulase negative.
It is a common cause of the nosocomial infections, i.e., hospital-acquired infections.
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