Bacterial resistance to antibiotics: The role of biofilms
- 1 January 1991
- book chapter
- Published by Springer Nature
- Vol. 37, 91-105
- https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-7139-6_2
Abstract
Bacteria adhere to natural and synthetic, medically important surfaces within an extracellular polymer generically termed the glycocalyx. This quasi-structure is a biofilm. The enhanced antibiotic resistance of biofilm bacteria, relative to floating (planktonic) bacteria, encourages the establishment of chronic bacterial infections. Resistance mechanisms include the hinderance of antibiotic diffusion by the glycocalyx, the physiology of the bacteria and the environment conditions of the niche in which the biofilm resides.Keywords
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