1. Clinical Characteristics of Infections in Humans due to Staphylococcus epidermidis

Mark E. Rupp

2. Staphylococcus epidermidis Pathogenesis

Michael Otto

3. Identification of Staphylococcus epidermidis in the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory by Molecular Methods

Amity L. Roberts

4. Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis of Staphylococcus epidermidis

Richard V. Goering and Paul D. Fey

5. Multilocus Sequence Typing of Staphylococcus epidermidis

Jonathan C. Thomas and D. Ashley Robinson

6. Growth and Preparation of Staphylococcus epidermidis for NMR Metabolomic Analysis          

Greg A. Somerville and Robert Powers

7. The Isolation and Analysis of Phenol-Soluble Modulins of Staphylococcus epidermidis

Hwang-Soo Joo and Michael Otto 

8. Genetic Manipulation of Staphylococci

Jeffrey L. Bose

9. Isolation of Chromosomal and Plasmid DNA from Staphylococcus epidermidis

Jill K. Lindgren

10. Isolation of Staphylococcus sp. RNA

Tess Eidem

11. Use of Electroporation and Conjugative Mobilization for Genetic Manipulation of Staphylococcus epidermidis

Katherin L. Maliszewski and Austin S. Nuxoll

12. Methods to Generate a Sequence-Defined Transposon Mutant Library in Staphylococcus epidermidis strain 1457

Todd J. Widhelm, Vijay K. Yajjala, Jennifer L. Endres, Paul D. Fey, and Kenneth W. Bayles

13. Examination of Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms Using Blow Cell Technology

Derek E. Moormeier and Kenneth W. Bayles

14. Rapid Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Biofilm Production by Staphylococcus epidermidis under Static Growth Conditions

Elaine M. Waters, Hannah McCarthy, Siobhan Hogan, Marta Zapotoczna, Eoghan O'Neill, and James P. O'Gara

 15. Bacteriophage Transduction in Staphylococcus epidermidis

Michael E. Olson and Alexander R. Horswill

16. Mouse Model of Post-Arthroplasty S. epidermidis Joint Infection

Tyler D. Scheer, Kevin E. Lindgren, Carolyn R. Schaeffer, Mark L. Hanke, Curtis W. Hartman, and Tammy Kielian

17. Mouse Model of Staphylococcus Catheter-Associated Biofilm Infection

            Cortney E. Heim, Mark L. Hanke, and Tammy L. Kielian

18. Generation of a Central Nervous System Catheter-Associated Infection in Mice with Staphylococcus epidermidis

            Jessica N. Snowden

19. Rat Jugular Catheter Model of Biofilm-Mediated Infection

            Carolyn R. Schaeffer, Keith M. Woods, and G. M. Longo