Surface acoustic waves enhance neutrophil killing of bacteria.

Biofilms are structured communities of bacteria that play a major role in the pathogenicity of bacteria and are the leading cause of antibiotic resistant bacterial infections on indwelling catheters and medical prosthetic devices. Failure to resolve these biofilm infections may necessitate the surgi...

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Main Authors: John D Loike, Anna Plitt, Komal Kothari, Jona Zumeris, Sadna Budhu, Kaitlyn Kavalus, Yonatan Ray, Harold Jacob
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3735547?pdf=render