Phages for Biofilm Removal.
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SUBMITTER: Ferriol-Gonzalez C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7277876 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May
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Phages for Biofilm Removal.
Ferriol-González Celia C Domingo-Calap Pilar P
Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) 20200521 5
Biofilms are clusters of bacteria that live in association with surfaces. Their main characteristic is that the bacteria inside the biofilms are attached to other bacterial cells and to the surface by an extracellular polymeric matrix. Biofilms are capable of adhering to a wide variety of surfaces, both biotic and abiotic, including human tissues, medical devices, and other materials. On these surfaces, biofilms represent a major threat causing infectious diseases and economic losses. In additio ...[more]
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