Impact of Mycobacteroides abscessus colony morphology on biofilm formation and antimicrobial resistance

Impact of Mycobacteroides abscessus colony morphology on biofilm formation and antimicrobial resistance

Mycobacteroides abscessus is one of the most resistant bacteria so far known and causes severe and hard to treat lung infections in predisposed patients such as those with Cystic Fibrosis (CF). Further, it causes nosocomial infections by forming biofilms on medical devices or water reservoirs. An ey...

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Main Authors: Anna Maria Oschmann-Kadenbach, Christoph Schaudinn, Leonard Borst, Carsten Schwarz, Katharina Konrat, Mardjan Arvand, Astrid Lewin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-03-01
Series:International Journal of Medical Microbiology
Subjects:
Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Mycobacteroides abscessus
Biofilm
Antibiotic resistance
Disinfectant tolerance
Colony morphotype
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1438422124000079

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