The biological control of oral biofilms using Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus. KU Leuven
The key problem in the treatment of oral infections, like in other medical infectious diseases and also in industrial applications (drinking water purification, waist water processing, oil gaining, paper production, cooling water of nuclear reactors, shipping, medical implants) is the formation and the efficient removal of biofilms. The resistance of bacteria towards antimicrobial products is 1000 till 1500 times higher in a biofilm than in ...