Ecology of Anti-Biofilm Agents I: Antibiotics versus Bacteriophages

Ecology of Anti-Biofilm Agents I: Antibiotics versus Bacteriophages

Bacteriophages, the viruses that infect bacteria, have for decades been successfully used to combat antibiotic-resistant, chronic bacterial infections, many of which are likely biofilm associated. Antibiotics as anti-biofilm agents can, by contrast, be inefficacious against even genetically sensitiv...

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Main Author: Stephen T. Abedon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-09-01
Series:Pharmaceuticals
Subjects:
antibiotics ecology
biocontrol
biofilms
biofilm control
biofilm eradication
ecology
Lanchester’s laws
phage therapy
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8247/8/3/525

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