Novel approaches to prevent and treat infections involving staphylococcal biofilms

Bacteria can be found as surface adhered, structured colonies that generate an extracellular matrix, known as a biofilm. Biofilms are recalcitrant to antibiotics. Therefore, treatments of biofilm infections are limited, especially in terms of indwelling medical devices. The major causes of biofilm-a...

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Main Author: Lippell, AnnaAnna Victoria
Other Authors: O'Neill, Alex
Published: University of Leeds 2016
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.758277