Three-dimensional low shear culture of Mycobacterium bovis BCG induces biofilm formation and antimicrobial drug tolerance
Abstract Mycobacteria naturally grow as corded biofilms in liquid media without detergent. Such detergent-free biofilm phenotypes may reflect the growth pattern of bacilli in tuberculous lung lesions. New strategies are required to treat tuberculosis, which is responsible for more deaths each year t...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2021-02-01
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Series: | npj Biofilms and Microbiomes |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41522-021-00186-8 |