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Abstract
Biofilms--adherent bacterial communities embedded in a polymer matrix--are common in nature and can cause persistent human infections that are highly resistant to antibiotics. Recent work provides insight into how these communities develop and function, and offers clues to combating them.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 11864585 DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(02)00706-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Biol ISSN: 0960-9822 Impact factor: 10.834