Innate immune response in implant-associated infections: neutrophils against biofilms
Biofilm has been recognized as a well-protected form of living for bacteria, contributing to bacterial pathogenicity, particularly for opportunistic species. Biofilm-associated infections are marked by their persistence. Extensive research has been devoted to the formation and composition of biofilm...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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18 May 2016
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Materials
Year: 2016, Volume: 9, Issue: 5 |
| ISSN: | 1996-1944 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/ma9050387 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.3390/ma9050387 Verlag, Volltext: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/9/5/387 
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| Author Notes: | Ulrike Dapunt, Gertrud Maria Hänsch and Carla Renata Arciola |
| Summary: | Biofilm has been recognized as a well-protected form of living for bacteria, contributing to bacterial pathogenicity, particularly for opportunistic species. Biofilm-associated infections are marked by their persistence. Extensive research has been devoted to the formation and composition of biofilms. The immune response against biofilms remains rather unexplored, but there is the notion that bacteria within a biofilm are protected from host defences. Here we glance at the mechanisms by which neutrophils recognize and face biofilms in implant infections and discuss the implications of this interplay, as well as speculate on its significance. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 16.09.2019 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1996-1944 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/ma9050387 |