Polymicrobial biofilms by diabetic foot clinical isolates

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 35-43

  Mottola, Carla ^a   Mendes, João J ^b   Cristino, José Melo ^c   Cavaco Silva, Patrícia ^d,e   Tavares, Luís ^a   Oliveira, Manuela ^a  

^a FACULDADE DE MEDICINA VETERINÁRIA   (Portugal)

^b HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARTA   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA MOLECULAR   (Portugal)

^d SA   (Portugal)

^e INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE CIÊNCIAS DA SAÚDE EGAS MONIZ   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; DIABETIC FOOT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIXED INFECTION; TIME FACTOR;

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; COINFECTION; DIABETIC FOOT; HUMANS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84932156887     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: 18749356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12223-015-0401-3     Document Type: Article

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