Tom Coenye (@tcoenye.bsky.social)

Here we describe a novel (synthetic!) medium that mimics synovial fluid and can be used to study #biofilm-like aggregates in the context of PJI. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... Great work from Amber De Bleeckere and collaborators! Funded by FWO Vlaanderen and @escmid.bsky.social.

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A novel synthetic synovial fluid model for investigating biofilm formation and antibiotic susceptibility in prosthetic joint infections | Microbiology Spectrum Infections after joint replacement are rare but can lead to severe complications as they are difficult to treat due to the ability of pathogens to form surface-attached biofilms on the prosthesis as w... https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.01980-24