Inhibition of Bacterial and Fungal Biofilm Formation by 675 Extracts from Microalgae and Cyanobacteria

• Main Authors: Virginio Cepas (Author), Yuly López (Author), Yaiza Gabasa (Author), Clara B. Martins (Author), Joana D. Ferreira (Author), Maria J. Correia (Author), Lília M.A. Santos (Author), Flávio Oliveira (Author), Vitor Ramos (Author), Mariana Reis (Author), Raquel Castelo-Branco (Author), João Morais (Author), Vitor Vasconcelos (Author), Ian Probert (Author), Emilie Guilloud (Author), Mohamed Mehiri (Author), Sara M. Soto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Bacterial biofilms are complex biological systems that are difficult to eradicate at a medical, industrial, or environmental level. Biofilms confer bacteria protection against external factors and antimicrobial treatments. Taking into account that about 80% of human infections are caused by bacteria...