Bacteriophages and Biofilms

• Main Authors: David R. Harper (Author), Helena M. R. T. Parracho (Author), James Walker (Author), Richard Sharp (Author), Gavin Hughes (Author), Maria Werthén (Author), Susan Lehman (Author), Sandra Morales (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Biofilms are an extremely common adaptation, allowing bacteria to colonize hostile environments. They present unique problems for antibiotics and biocides, both due to the nature of the extracellular matrix and to the presence within the biofilm of metabolically inactive persister cells. Such chemic...