Polymicrobial biofilms of ocular bacteria and fungi on ex vivo human corneas

Abstract Microbes residing in biofilms confer several fold higher antimicrobial resistances than their planktonic counterparts. Compared to monomicrobial biofilms, polymicrobial biofilms involving multiple bacteria, multiple fungi or both are more dominant in nature. Paradoxically, polymicrobial bio...

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Main Authors: Konduri Ranjith, Banka Nagapriya, Sisinthy Shivaji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-15809-z