Effects of Cigarette Smoke Condensate on Growth and Biofilm Formation by Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Moloko C CholoSipho S M RasehloEudri VenterChantelle VenterRonald Anderson

Published in: BioMed research international (2020)

Smoking-related augmentation of biofilm formation by Mtb may contribute to persistence of the pathogen, predisposing to disease reactivation and counteracting the efficacy of antimicrobial chemotherapy.

Keyphrases

biofilm formation
mycobacterium tuberculosis
staphylococcus aureus
candida albicans
pseudomonas aeruginosa
pulmonary tuberculosis
escherichia coli
smoking cessation
locally advanced
cystic fibrosis
squamous cell carcinoma
radiation therapy
drug induced