Microbial biofilm inhibits wound healing

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Bacteria in biofilm are protected from antibiotic and host immune defenses. Source: Biofilms Made Easy,2010 1(1), Wounds International (http://www.woundsinternational.com/pdf/content_8851.pdf)].


By Katie Kaestner



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  3. Attinger, Christopher, and Randy Wolcott. “Clinically Addressing Biofilm in Chronic Wounds.” 2011. Advances in Wound Care, 1(3): 127-132. DOI: 10.1089/wound.2011.0333.
  4. Duplantier, Allen J. and Monique L. Van Hoek. “The human cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide LL-37 as a potential treatment for polymicrobial infected wounds.” 2013. Frontiers in Immunology 4(143): 1-14. DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2013.00143.
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  10. Wolcott, R., J.W. Costerton, D. Raoult, and S.J. Culter. “The polymicrobial nature of biofilm infection.” 2013. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 19(2): 107-112. DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2012.04001.x
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Authored for BIOL 238 Microbiology, taught by Joan Slonczewski, 2016, Kenyon College.