Extracellular DNA chelates cations and induces antibiotic resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms.
Biofilms are surface-adhered bacterial communities encased in an extracellular matrix composed of DNA, bacterial polysaccharides and proteins, which are up to 1000-fold more antibiotic resistant than planktonic cultures. To date, extracellular DNA has been shown to function as a structural support t...
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2008
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