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Table 3 Characteristic of selected for tests of susceptibility for copper alloys CNS strains

From: Antibiotic resistance, ability to form biofilm and susceptibility to copper alloys of selected staphylococcal strains isolated from touch surfaces in Polish hospital wards

Number of strain/strain code

Species

Biofilm

Cefoxitin resistance

65/ MSSE 65

S.epidermidis

black (+)

S

62/ MRSE 62

S.epidermidis

black (+)

R

93/ MSSH 93

S.haemolyticus

bordeaux (−)

S

89/MRSH 89

S.haemolyticus

bordeaux (−)

R

ATCC 12493

S. aureus

very black (+)

R