Chestnut Honey and Bacteriophage Application to Control Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli Biofilms: Evaluation in an ex vivo Wound Model

Chestnut Honey and Bacteriophage Application to Control Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli Biofilms: Evaluation in an ex vivo Wound Model

Chronic skin wounds represent a major burn both economically and socially. Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli are among the most common colonizers of infected wounds and are prolific biofilm formers. Biofilms are a major problem in infections due to their increasingly difficult control and...

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Main Authors: Ana Oliveira, Jéssica C. Sousa, Ana C. Silva, Luís D. R. Melo, Sanna Sillankorva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
ex vivo
in vitro
biofilms
dual-species
P. aeruginosa
E. coli
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.01725/full

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