Detection and Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern of Biofilm Producing Gram Positive and Gram Negative Bacteria Isolated From a Tertiary Care Hospital of Pakistan
Microorganisms adhere to non-living material or living tissue, and form biofilms made up of extracellular polymers/slime. Biofilm-associated microorganisms behave differently from free-floating bacteria with respect to growth rates and ability to resist antimicrobial treatments and therefore pose a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Malaysian Society for Microbiology
2011-01-01
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| Series: | Malaysian Journal of Microbiology |
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| Online Access: | http://web.usm.my/mjm/issues/vol7no1/Short2.pdf |