Bacteria Living in Biofilms in Fluids: Could Chemical Antibiofilm Pretreatment of Culture Represent a Paradigm Shift in Diagnostics?

Biofilms are multicellular aggregates of bacteria immersed in an extracellular matrix that forms on various surfaces, including biological tissues and artificial surfaces. However, more and more reports point out the fact that even biological fluids and semifluid, such as synovial liquid, blood, uri...

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Main Authors: Lorenzo Drago, Andrea Fidanza, Alessio Giannetti, Alessio Ciuffoletti, Giandomenico Logroscino, Carlo Luca Romanò
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-01-01
Series:Microorganisms
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/12/2/259