Isolation of biofilm producing microorganisms isolated from urinary indwelling catheter in geriatric hospitalized patients
Introduction: In nature, bacterial cells can exist in two different states: individual (planktonic) cells, or biofilm. In biofilms, bacterial cells are adherent to a surface and contained in an extracellular matrix mainly composed of polysaccharides and proteins.The cells in biofilms differ from pla...
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| Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2010-06-01
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| Series: | Microbiologia Medica |
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| Online Access: | http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/mm/article/view/2454 |