Example sentences for: biofilms

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  • When bacteria were grown on agar plates using the same media as for growth in biofilms (brain heart infusion + hemin + nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide), the expression of a lipooligosaccharide epitope was reduced compared to the level of expression in biofilms (Figure 4).

  • While the assays establish that P2, P5 and P6 and the epitopes recognized by the antibodies are expressed in biofilms and that expression of lipooligosaccharide is altered, one must be cautious in drawing firm conclusions regarding the level of expression and the surface accessibility of the epitopes recognized by the antibodies based on results of immunoblot assays alone because they are not quantitative assays.

  • As the role of biofilms in human infection becomes better defined, characterization of biofilms may be important in understanding the pathogenesis of infection and immune response to nontypeable H. influenzae in children with otitis media and adults with COPD.

  • The expression of P5 and P6 in biofilms is especially important since these proteins are under consideration as vaccine antigens.

  • Rather, a broad range of ability to form biofilms was seen among these randomly chosen 30 clinical isolates.


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