Impact of Mycobacteroides abscessus colony morphology on biofilm formation and antimicrobial resistance

• Main Authors: Anna Maria Oschmann-Kadenbach (Author), Christoph Schaudinn (Author), Leonard Borst (Author), Carsten Schwarz (Author), Katharina Konrat (Author), Mardjan Arvand (Author), Astrid Lewin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Mycobacteroides abscessus is one of the most resistant bacteria so far known and causes severe and hard to treat lung infections in predisposed patients such as those with Cystic Fibrosis (CF). Further, it causes nosocomial infections by forming biofilms on medical devices or water reservoirs. An ey...