Effect of Carbon on Whole-Biofilm Metabolic Response to High Doses of Streptomycin

Biofilms typically exist as complex communities comprising multiple species with the ability to adapt to a variety of harsh conditions. In clinical settings, antibiotic treatments based on planktonic susceptibility tests are often ineffective against biofilm infections. Using a CO2 evolution measure...

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Main Authors: Lindsay eJackson, Otini eKroukamp, Gideon eWolfaardt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2015.00953/full