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Inhibition of biofilm formation in Mycobacterium smegmatis by Parinari curatellifolia leaf extracts

BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) is a serious public health problem worldwide. Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) grows as drug tolerant pellicles. Agents that inhibit biofilm formation in M. tuberculosis have the potential to reduce the disease treatment period and improve the quality of tub...

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Autores principales: Bhunu, Benjamin, Mautsa, Ruvimbo, Mukanganyama, Stanley
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5450307/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28558683
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12906-017-1801-5