Synergistic interactions in mixed-species biofilms of pathogenic bacteria from the respiratory tract

Introduction Mixed-species biofilms are involved in a wide variety of infections. We studied the synergistic interactions during dual-species biofilm formation among isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter baumannii, and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia. Methods Isolates were cultured as sin...

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Main Authors: Maryam Varposhti, Fatemeh Entezari, Mohammad Mehdi Feizabadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2014-10-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822014000500649&lng=en&tlng=en