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Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics ›› 2007, Vol. 12 ›› Issue (8): 861-864.

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Role of iron in pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm formation

CAI Yun, NI Shu-xin, LIANG Bei-bei, AN Mao-mao, WANG Rui   

  1. Department of Clinical Pharmacology, PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
  • Received:2007-04-06 Revised:2007-05-22 Online:2007-08-26 Published:2020-10-27

Abstract: The infection caused by pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm has becoming one of the most urgent problems in hospital.Recent reports of possible mechanism of iron in biofilm formation were reviewed in this paper.The possible effects of iron on adsorption, microcolony formation, mature of colony and desorb were explained, and the prospect of clinical use of local iron or chelator spray was also reviewed here.

Key words: biofilm, pseudomonas aeruginosa, iron

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