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Title: Biofilm formation is known to increase the resistance of member bacteria to antibiotics. How does this happen? Post by: riddhi on Jul 11, 2018 Biofilm formation is known to increase the resistance of member bacteria to antibiotics. How does this happen?
Title: Biofilm formation is known to increase the resistance of member bacteria to antibiotics. How does this happen? Post by: jhfjerhfjer on Jul 11, 2018 There are several causes of increased antibiotic resistance in biofilms. These include decreased permeability of antibiotics due to the exo-polysaccharide matrix produced by the biofilm members. Efflux pumps also play a major role. In E. coli, genes encoding the AcrAB-To1C efflux pump are upregulated when cells enter biofilm growth. Pseudomonas aeruginosa encodes several multidrug efflux pumps that are more active when cells grow in an attached state.
Title: Biofilm formation is known to increase the resistance of member bacteria to antibiotics. How does this happen? Post by: riddhi on Jul 11, 2018 This calls for a celebration :raised_hands:
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