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Inhibiting biofilm formation by Klebsiella pneumoniae B5055 using an iron antagonizing molecule and a bacteriophage

BACKGROUND: Success of biofilm dwelling bacteria in causing persistent and chronic infections is attributed to their resistance towards antibiotics and immune defences. Free iron is critical for the growth of biofilm associated bacteria. Therefore in the present study, the effect of limiting iron le...

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Autores principales: Chhibber, Sanjay, Nag, Deepika, Bansal, Shruti
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3726515/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23889975
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2180-13-174