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Keeping Their Options Open: Acute versus Persistent Infections

Year: 2006

Type: review

Abstract: Among the reasons for the growing interest in studying biofilm formation is the role of these microbial communities in chronic infections ([24][1], [38][2]). Such biofilm-like chronic infections include the respiratory infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the cystic fibrosis (CF) lung ([7

Source: Journal of Bacteriology

DOI: 10.1128/jb.188.4.1211-1217.2006

Authors: S. Furukawa, S. L. Kuchma, G. A. O'Toole

Institutions: Nihon University, Dartmouth College

Language: English

Topic: Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing

Subfield: Molecular Biology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: Nihon University, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Center for Research Resources