Extracellular DNA as an essential component and therapeutic target of microbial biofilm

Extracellular DNA as an essential component and therapeutic target of microbial biofilm

The dominant part of human infections is associated with biofilm formations. Biofilm represents structured communities of bacterial or fungal cells enclosed in self-produced polymeric matrixes adherent to supporting surfaces. Microbial DNA and the host cell DNA, after their release at the infection...

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Main Authors: Urszula Wnorowska, Marzena Wątek, Bonita Durnaś, Katarzyna Głuszek, Ewelina Piktel, Katarzyna Niemirowicz, Robert Bucki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Termedia Publishing House 2015-07-01
Series:Studia Medyczne
Subjects:
extracellular DNA (eDNA)
biofilm
DNase I
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