Synergistic antimicrobial interaction between honey and phage against Escherichia coli biofilms

Chronic wounds afford a hostile environment of damaged tissues that allow bacterial proliferation and further wound colonization. Escherichia coli is among the most common colonizers of infected wounds and it is a prolific biofilm former. Living in biofilm communities, cells are protected, become mo...

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Main Author: Oliveira, A. (author)
Other Authors: Ribeiro, Henrique (author), Silva, A. (author), Silva, Maria Daniela (author), Sousa, Jéssica (author), Rodrigues, Célia F. (author), Melo, Luís D. R. (author), Henriques, Ana Filipa (author), Sillankorva, Sanna (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2017
Subjects:
E. coli
honey
bacteriophage
biofilms
synergy
Science & Technology
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/48125
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/48125

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http://hdl.handle.net/1822/48125

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