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Mycobacterium biofilms by Maria-Carmen Muñoz-Egea; Arij Akir; Jaime Esteban is a Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology article available to read on EtoBox.

What is Mycobacterium biofilms about?

The genus __Mycobacterium__ includes some of the deadliest pathogens of History (__Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium leprae__), but most of the species within the genus are environmental microorganisms. Because some of these nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) species can be human pathogens, the study of these mycobacterial biofilms has increased during the last decades, and the interest in this issue increased as well as the growing number of patients with diseases caused by NTM. Different molecular mechanisms have been described, being especially well known the importance of glycopeptidolipids. Moreover, the knowledge of the extracellular matrix has shown important differences with other microorganisms, especially because of the presence of lipidic molecules as a key component of this structure. The clinical importance of mycobacterial biofilms has been described for many chronic diseases, especially lung diseases and implant-related ones, both __in vitro__ and __in vivo__, and even in patients. Moreover, the biofilm-producing capacity has been proven also in __M. tuberculosis__, while its importance is not well understood. Biofilm studies have also shown the increasing res

Who reads Mycobacterium biofilms?

Author

Maria-Carmen Muñoz-Egea; Arij Akir; Jaime Esteban

Publisher

Elsevier BV

Published

2023

Language

EN

Field

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Life Sciences)