Comparison of Biofilm and Attachment Mechanisms of a Phytopathological and Clinical Isolate of Klebsiella pneumoniae Subsp. pneumoniae

Some bacterial species can colonize humans and plants. It is almost impossible to prevent the contact of clinically pathogenic bacteria with food crops, and if they can persist there, they can reenter the human food chain and cause disease. On the leaf surface, microorganisms are exposed to a number...

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Main Authors: Adriana Marcia Nicolau Korres, Gloria Maria de Farias V. Aquije, David S. Buss, Jose Aires Ventura, Patricia Machado Bueno Fernandes, Antonio Alberto Ribeiro Fernandes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/925375