Antimicrobial Blue Light Inactivation of Polymicrobial Biofilms

Polymicrobial biofilms, in which mixed microbial species are present, play a significant role in persistent infections. Furthermore, polymicrobial biofilms promote antibiotic resistance by allowing interspecies transfer of antibiotic resistance genes. In the present study, we investigated the effect...

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Published in:Frontiers in Microbiology
Main Authors: Raquel Ferrer-Espada, Xiaojing Liu, Xueping Sharon Goh, Tianhong Dai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-04-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2019.00721/full