%0 Journal Article %T Biofilm production by clinical Staphylococci strains from canine otitis %A Moreira %A Camila Alencar %A Oliveira %A Lis Christina de %A Mendes %A Marina Silveira %A Santiago %A Thiago de Melo %A Barros %A Eduardo Bed¨º %A Carvalho %A Cibele Barreto Mano de %J Brazilian Journal of Microbiology %D 2012 %I Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia %R 10.1590/S1517-83822012000100044 %X this study determined the species of 54 staphylococci isolates from canine otitis and their ability to produce biofilm through the congo red agar method, confirmed by scanning electron microscopy. the most frequently identified species were s. intermedius and s. simulans. results showed that 30% of the strains were biofilm producers. %K biofilm %K congo red agar %K scanning electronic microscopy %K canine otitis. %U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1517-83822012000100044&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en