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Project

Visualisation and moleculair monitoring of the biofilm formation process, and of the impact of different biofilm inhibitation methods
Code
31517407
Duration
01 January 2007 → 31 December 2009
Funding
Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Research disciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Microbiology
    • Systems biology
  • Medical and health sciences
    • Laboratory medicine
    • Microbiology
    • Laboratory medicine
    • Laboratory medicine
    • Microbiology
Keywords
real-time PCR visualization biofilm
 
Project description

Biofilm formation and the impact of different inhibition methods, which could be directed towards the quorum sensing process (asRNA silencing, enzymatic breakdown or antagonists) or directed towards the biofilm-structure (lytic phages) will be monitored by different methods.