PNEUMOCOCCAL BIOFILMS AS A FORM OF PERSISTENCE: FORMATION, STRUCTURE, ROLE IN PATHOGENESIS, IMMUNE RESPONSE

PNEUMOCOCCAL BIOFILMS AS A FORM OF PERSISTENCE: FORMATION, STRUCTURE, ROLE IN PATHOGENESIS, IMMUNE RESPONSE

A review of studies on pneumococcal biofilms as a form of persistence is presented. The following provisions are examined: formation of pneumococcal biofilm on abiotic and mucosal surfaces, pathogenetic significance of biofilm pneumococci, their immunogenicity, as well as resistance to antibiotics a...

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Main Authors: N. N Kostyukova, V. A Bekhalo
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: Central Research Institute for Epidemiology 2015-08-01
Series:Журнал микробиологии, эпидемиологии и иммунобиологии
Subjects:
persistence
pneumococcus
biofilms
Online Access:https://microbiol.crie.ru/jour/article/view/14084

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