Biofilm, pathogenesis and prevention—a journey to break the wall: a review

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 198, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-15

  Gupta, Priya ^a   Sarkar, Subhasis ^a   Das, Bannhi ^b   Bhattacharjee, Surajit ^a   Tribedi, Prosun ^c  

^a TRIPURA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b MOUNT CARMEL COLLEGE   (India)

^c ASSAM DON BOSCO UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antibiofilm therapeutics; Biofilm formation; Drug tolerance; Pathogenesis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DAPTOMYCIN; LINEZOLID; SULFATHIAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BIOFILM; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CHRONIC WOUND; CONTACT LENS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DEVELOPMENT; DEVICE INFECTION; ENDOCARDITIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; MEDICAL DEVICE COMPLICATION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; OSTEOMYELITIS; PATHOGENESIS; PERIODONTITIS; PERSISTENT INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; REVIEW; RHINOSINUSITIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; URINARY CATHETER; WOUND INFECTION; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BACTERIUM; HUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUORUM SENSING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BIOFILMS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; QUORUM SENSING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84953636731     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: 1432072X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00203-015-1148-6     Document Type: Review

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