Targeted Anti-Biofilm Therapy: Dissecting Targets in the Biofilm Life Cycle

• Main Authors: Fanqiang Bu (Author), Mengnan Liu (Author), Zixu Xie (Author), Xinyu Chen (Author), Guofeng Li (Author), Xing Wang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Biofilm is a crucial virulence factor for microorganisms that causes chronic infection. After biofilm formation, the bacteria present improve drug tolerance and multifactorial defense mechanisms, which impose significant challenges for the use of antimicrobials. This indicates the urgent need for ne...