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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Autores principales: Heidi Mulcahy, Laetitia Charron-Mazenod, Shawn Lewenza
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Publicado: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/7bd227505f904b609fe516d462bf6e5d
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