_____ is a beta-lactamase producing bacterium resistant to penicillin.
Some bacteria secrete a _____, allowing the bacteria to stick to a surface
What cause of osteomyelitis is more common in prosthetic joint replacement? _____
What bug commonly causes early endocarditis of prosthetic heart valves?_____
A bacteria's _____ wall can be a target for the immune system and antibiotics
Staphylococcus epidermidis forms a protective _____ that allows it to colonize prosthetic devices
Bacteria with distinct, firmly attached gelatinous layerhave a _____
glycocalyx
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