Sentence examples for microbial persistence from inspiring English sources

This, coupled with the documentation of microbial persistence despite such short term antibiotic therapies, makes the case for longer and better treatments.

Enterococcus faecalis Aggregation Substance (Asc10) protein enhances the severity of experimental endocarditis, where it has been implicated in formation of large vegetations and in microbial persistence during infection.

Microbial persistence was detected in 9 (64%) patients with VAP.

Bacterial survival in ETT biofilm can promote VAP microbial persistence and consequently affect patient prognosis.

Biofilm stands as a pathogenic mechanism for microbial persistence, and impaired response to treatment in VAP.

Bacterial survival on biofilm was associated to microbial persistence (100% vs 29%; P = 0.021).

Low species richness probably results from physical and biological barriers to microbial and viral persistence, including both MCC as well as innate and adaptive immunity [2], [38].

Clearly, understanding of what and how microbial colonization and persistence factors are involved and regulated to bring about fitness outcomes is of fundamental importance.

This is particularly important because monocytes/macrophages have been identified as the key cells involved in microbial dissemination and persistence, having most likely a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of ReA.

But more studies are needed to confirm the findings and determine whether enhanced biofilm formation translates into greater microbial pathogenicity or persistence; Cohen's own data suggest that cessation of smoke exposure reverses the boost in biofilm formation.

The aim of this work was to compare the persistence of microbial heterotrophic metabolism along decimal dilutions of soil treated with different organic amendments, by using Biolog EcoPlate™.