Developing selective media for quantification of multispecies biofilms following antibiotic treatment.

The lungs of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients are chronically colonized by a polymicrobial biofilm community, leading to difficult-to-treat infections. To combat these infections, CF patients are commonly treated with a variety of antibiotics. Understanding the dynamics of polymicrobial community compo...

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Main Authors: Eva Vandeplassche, Tom Coenye, Aurélie Crabbé
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5679531?pdf=render