TB Research

Mycobacterial biofilms: A therapeutic target against bacterial persistence and generation of antibiotic resistance

Ashirbad Sarangi, Manisha Singh, B. S. Das, Sristi Rajput, Samreen Fatima, Debapriya Bhattacharya

Heliyon · 2024-05

Abstract

We also discuss methods of targeting biofilms to achieve sterile eradication of the mycobacteria and prevent its reactivation by achieving adequate immune responses.

MeSH terms

  • Tuberculosis
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • Antibiotics
  • Drug resistance
  • Drug
  • Antibiotic resistance
  • Immune system
  • Drug tolerance
  • Disease
  • Biofilm
  • Multidrug tolerance
  • Biology
  • Infectious disease (medical specialty)
  • Medicine
  • Immunology
  • Intensive care medicine
  • Microbiology