From in vitro to in vivo models of bacterial biofilm-related infections

Pathogens

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 288-356

  Lebeaux, David ^a   Chauhan, Ashwini ^a   Rendueles, Olaya ^a,b   Beloin, Christophe ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Device related biofilm models; In vitro models; Surrogate non mammalian models; Tissue associated biofilm models

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BIOCHIP; BIOFILM; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CANDIDIASIS; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DEVICE INFECTION; EAR NOSE THROAT DISEASE; ENDOCARDITIS; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; INTRAVASCULAR CATHETER; LUNG INFECTION; MICROCOSM; MODEL; NONHUMAN; ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANT; OSTEOMYELITIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REVIEW; TETRAHYMENA PYRIFORMIS; TOOTH DISEASE; UPPER URINARY TRACT CATHETER; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84884676423     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20760817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/pathogens2020288     Document Type: Review

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