SUSCEPTIBILITY OF BIOFILM CELLS OF PSEUDOMONAS-AERUGINOSA TO BACTERICIDAL ACTIONS OF WHOLE-BLOOD AND SERUM

被引:7
作者
ANWAR, H [1 ]
STRAP, JL [1 ]
COSTERTON, JW [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV CALGARY, DEPT BIOL SCI, CALGARY T2N 1N4, ALBERTA, CANADA
关键词
PSEUDOMONAS-AERUGINOSA; BIOFILM; CHEMOSTAT; SERUM SENSITIVITY;
D O I
10.1016/0378-1097(92)90715-Z
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
The planktonic and young biofilm cells (harvested on day 2) of mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa were susceptible to the bactericidal actions of whole blood and serum. Aging biofilms of this organism (harvested on day 7) were very resistant to the killing effect of whole blood and serum. From this study we propose that the establishment of aging biofilms may contribute to persistence of this organism in biofilm-associated infections.
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页码:235 / 242
页数:8
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