Biofilms in chronic infections - A matter of opportunity - Monospecies biofilms in multispecies infections

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 324-336

  Burmølle, Mette ^a   Thomsen, Trine Rolighed ^b   Fazli, Mustafa ^c   Dige, Irene ^d   Christensen, Lise ^e   Homøe, Preben ^f   Tvede, Michael ^f   Nyvad, Bente ^d   Tolker Nielsen, Tim ^c   Givskov, Michael ^c   Moser, Claus ^f   Kirketerp Møller, Klaus ^g   Johansen, Helle Krogh ^f   Høiby, Niels ^c,f   Jensen, Peter Østrup ^f   Sørensen, Søren J ^a   Bjarnsholt, Thomas ^c,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b DANISH TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^e BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^f Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

^g KØGE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

biofilm; chronic infections; diagnostics

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTEROIDALES; BIOFILM; CHRONIC OTITIS MEDIA; CHRONIC WOUND; COMMENSAL; CORYNEBACTERIUM; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; ECOSYSTEM; GENE SEQUENCE; INFECTION; INTESTINE FLORA; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MIXED INFECTION; NONHUMAN; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; SERRATIA; SHORT SURVEY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; TOOTH PLAQUE; WOUND INFECTION; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIODIVERSITY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BIODIVERSITY; BIOFILMS; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS;

EID: 77954651353     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: 1574695X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695X.2010.00714.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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