Characterization of an in vitro fed-batch model to obtain cells released from S. epidermidis biofilms

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Table 1 Staphylococcus epidermidis strains used for the validation of glucose influence in biofilm dispersion

Strain	Description	Study
RP62A	ATCC reference strain 35984	Christensen et al. (1985)
1457	Reference strain used in biofilm-related studies	Mack et al. (1994)
IE186	Clinical isolate from a patient with infective endocarditis	Cerca et al. (2006)
IE214	Clinical isolate from a patient with infective endocarditis	Cerca et al. (2006)
PT11006	Clinical isolate from patient after a kidney transplant	a
PT12003	Clinical isolate from a patient after a stomach surgery	a
SECOM005A	Commensal isolates of the human skin	Oliveira and Cerca (2013)
SECOM20A1
SECOM030A
SECOM58A

^a Unpublished isolate obtained from an on-going epidemiological study in Portugal. Isolates were obtained after patient informed consent with the approval of ethical committee the Hospital Geral de Santo António, Porto, Portugal. Each isolate was first identified at the species level using the commercially available VITEK® two identification system using the gram-positive ID card (BioMérieux, Marcy l’Etoile, France) and molecular identification was confirmed by sequencing of the rpoB gene (Mellmann et al. 2006)