Airway Biofilms
@article{Kobayashi2005AirwayB, title={Airway Biofilms}, author={Hiroyuki Kobayashi}, journal={Treatments in Respiratory Medicine}, year={2005}, volume={4}, pages={241-253} }
The differentiation of bacterial biofilms in the airway environment, the pathogenesis of airway biofilm, and possible therapeutic methods are discussed. Biofilm diseases that characteristically involve the respiratory system include cystic fibrosis (CF), diffuse panbronchiolitis (DPB), and bronchiectasia with Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) infection. There is evidence to suggest that almost all strains of P. aeruginosa have the genetic capacity to synthesize alginate, a main matrix of…
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