Biofilms and Veterinary Medicine

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Percival, Steven (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Knottenbelt, Derek (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Cochrane, Christine (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011.
• Έκδοση: First.
• Σειρά: Springer Series on Biofilms, 6
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Veterinary medicine.; Microbiology.; Bacteriology.; Life Sciences.; Veterinary Medicine.

Biofilms are implicated in many common medical problems including urinary tract infections, catheter infections, middle-ear infections, dental plaque, gingivitis, and some less common but more lethal processes such as endocarditis and infections in cystic fibrosis.  However, the true importance of b...

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