Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Paracoccidioides brasiliensis Formation and Treatment of Mixed Biofilm In Vitro

Co-infection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, present in 20% in Latin America, is a public health problem due to a lack of adequate diagnosis. These microorganisms are capable of forming biofilms, mainly in immunocompromised patients, which can lead to death due to th...

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Main Authors: Kaila Petronila Medina-Alarcón, Iara Pengo Tobias da Silva, Giovana Garcia Ferin, Marcelo A. Pereira-da-Silva, Caroline Maria Marcos, Mariana Bastos dos Santos, Luis Octávio Regasini, Marlus Chorilli, Maria José S. Mendes-Giannini, Fernando Rogerio Pavan, Ana Marisa Fusco-Almeida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2021.681131/full