Mannitol enhances antibiotic sensitivity of persister bacteria in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms
The failure of antibiotic therapies to clear Pseudomonas aeruginosa lung infection, the key mortality factor for cystic fibrosis (CF) patients, is partly attributed to the high tolerance of P. aeruginosa biofilms. Mannitol has previously been found to restore aminoglycoside sensitivity in Escherichi...
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Format: | Journal Article |
Language: | English |
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2014
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/80009 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/18797 |