Unique Features of Mycobacterium abscessus Biofilms Formed in Synthetic Cystic Fibrosis Medium

Unique Features of Mycobacterium abscessus Biofilms Formed in Synthetic Cystic Fibrosis Medium

Characterizing Mycobacterium abscessus complex (MABSC) biofilms under host-relevant conditions is essential to the design of informed therapeutic strategies targeted to this persistent, drug-tolerant, population of extracellular bacilli. Using synthetic cystic fibrosis medium (SCFM) which we previou...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Juan M. Belardinelli, Wei Li, Charlotte Avanzi, Shiva K. Angala, Elena Lian, Crystal J. Wiersma, Zuzana Palčeková, Kevin H. Martin, Bhanupriya Angala, Vinicius C. N. de Moura, Callan Kerns, Victoria Jones, Mercedes Gonzalez-Juarrero, Rebecca M. Davidson, Jerry A. Nick, Bradley R. Borlee, Mary Jackson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Mycobacterium abscessus
biofilm
antibiotic tolerance
polysaccharide
extracellular DNA
lipid
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.743126/full

Internet

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.743126/full

Similar Items