Alloiococcus otitidis Forms Multispecies Biofilm with Haemophilus influenzae: Effects on Antibiotic Susceptibility and Growth in Adverse Conditions

Alloiococcus otitidis Forms Multispecies Biofilm with Haemophilus influenzae: Effects on Antibiotic Susceptibility and Growth in Adverse Conditions

Otitis media with effusion (OME) is a biofilm driven disease and commonly accepted otopathogens, such as Haemophilus influenzae, Streptococcus pneumonia, and Moraxella catarrhalis, have been demonstrated to form polymicrobial biofilms within the middle ear cleft. However, Alloiococcus otitidis (A. o...

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Main Authors: Chun L. Chan, Katharina Richter, Peter-John Wormald, Alkis J. Psaltis, Sarah Vreugde
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
Alloiococcus otitidis
Haemophilus influenzae
biofilm
polymicrobial biofilm
bacterial interference
antibiotic susceptibility
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2017.00344/full

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