Understanding the physical and biological effects of ultrasound on Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms

• Main Author: Bharatula, Lakshmi Deepika
• Other Authors: Manojit Pramanik
• Format: Thesis-Doctor of Philosophy
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2021
• Subjects: Engineering::Bioengineering; Science::Biological sciences::Microbiology::Bacteria
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/151079
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Chronic bacterial infections pose a huge threat to global health due to emergence of antimicrobial resistance. While bacterial colonies grow in either a planktonic state or within a microstructure known as a biofilm, the latter accounts for 65% of infections. Biofilms are characterized by the genera...