Comparison of Biofilm and Attachment Mechanisms of a Phytopathological and Clinical Isolate of Klebsiella pneumoniae Subsp. pneumoniae

Some bacterial species can colonize humans and plants. It is almost impossible to prevent the contact of clinically pathogenic bacteria with food crops, and if they can persist there, they can reenter the human food chain and cause disease. On the leaf surface, microorganisms are exposed to a number...

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Main Authors: Nicolau Korres, Adriana Marcia, Aquije, Gloria Maria de Farias V., Buss, David S., Ventura, Jose Aires, Fernandes, Patricia Machado Bueno, Fernandes, Antonio Alberto Ribeiro
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3809605/