Modulation of eDNA Release and Degradation Affects Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm Maturation

• Ethan E. Mann,

  Affiliation Department of Pathology & Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America

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• Kelly C. Rice,

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America

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• Blaise R. Boles,

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America

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• Jennifer L. Endres,

  Affiliation Department of Pathology & Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America

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• Dev Ranjit,

  Affiliation Department of Pathology & Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America

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• Lakshmi Chandramohan,

  Affiliation Department of Pathology & Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America

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• Laura H. Tsang,

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America

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• Mark S. Smeltzer,

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America

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• Alexander R. Horswill,

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America

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• Kenneth W. Bayles

  * E-mail: kbayles@unmc.edu

  Affiliation Department of Pathology & Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America

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