New Perspectives on the Use of Phytochemicals as an Emergent Strategy to Control Bacterial Infections Including Biofilms

The majority of current infectious diseases are almost untreatable by conventional antibiotic therapy given the advent of multidrug-resistant bacteria. The degree of severity and the persistence of infections are worsened when microorganisms form biofilms. Therefore, efforts are being applied to dev...

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Main Author: Anabela Borges (author)
Other Authors: Ana Cristina Abreu (author), Carla Dias (author), Maria José Saavedra (author), Fernanda Borges (author), Manuel Simões (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2016
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10216/103290
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio-aberto.up.pt:10216/103290