Clonal Diversity, Biofilm Formation, and Antimicrobial Resistance among <i>Stenotrophomonas maltophilia</i> Strains from Cystic Fibrosis and Non-Cystic Fibrosis Patients

• Main Authors: Arianna Pompilio (Author), Vincenzo Savini (Author), Ersilia Fiscarelli (Author), Giovanni Gherardi (Author), Giovanni Di Bonaventura (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The intrinsic antibiotic resistance of <i>Stenotrophomonas maltophilia</i>, along with its ability to form biofilm both on abiotic surfaces and host tissues, dramatically affects the efficacy of the antibiotic therapy. In this work, 85 <i>S. maltophilia</i> strains isolated i...