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Increased Zinc Availability Enhances Initial Aggregation and Biofilm Formation of Streptococcus pneumoniae
Bacteria growing within biofilms are protected from antibiotics and the immune system. Within these structures, horizontal transfer of genes encoding virulence factors, and promoting antibiotic resistance occurs, making biofilms an extremely important aspect of pneumococcal colonization and persiste...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5461340/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28638805 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2017.00233 |