Biofilms in chronic infections - a matter of opportunity - monospecies biofilms in multispecies infections.

M, Burmølle; TR, Thomsen; M, Fazli; I, Dige; L, Christensen; P, Homøe; M, Tvede; B, Nyvad; T, Tolker-Nielsen; M, Givskov; C, Moser; K, Kirketerp-Møller; HK, Johansen; N, Høiby; PØ, Jensen; SJ, Sørensen; T, Bjarnsholt

doi:10.1111/j.1574-695x.2010.00714.x

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Biofilms in chronic infections - a matter of opportunity - monospecies biofilms in multispecies infections.

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Burmølle M

Thomsen TR

Fazli M

Abstract

It has become evident that aggregation or biofilm formation is an important survival mechanism for bacteria in almost any environment. In this review, we summarize recent visualizations of bacterial aggregates in several chronic infections (chronic otitis media, cystic fibrosis, infection due to per...

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