Project description
Tackling bacterial biofilms
Bacteria have an inherent capacity to grow on surfaces in aggregates which are referred to as biofilms. These microbial communities are responsible for many hospital-acquired infections and are difficult to eradicate with disinfectants. To address this medical need, the EU-funded BREAK BIOFILMS project aims to train early-stage researchers to understand the process of biofilm formation and develop the next generation of biocides. Efforts will also focus on the development of methods for the fast detection and identification of biofilms as well as on ways to inhibit them. Collectively, the work is expected to find application in both industrial and biomedical fields.
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- social scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managemententrepreneurship
- social scienceseconomics and businesseconomicsproduction economicsproductivity
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensors
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesmicrobiology
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MSCA-ITN-ETN - European Training NetworksCoordinator
33003 Oviedo
Spain
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CV4 8UW Coventry
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89081 Ulm
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70121 Bari
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8000 Aarhus C
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9 Dublin
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28006 Madrid
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33180 Norena
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33428 Llanera
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1001 Copenhagen K
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SK10 2XR Macclesfield Cheshire
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33719 Navia
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P25 DP03 Cork
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Cootehill
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BB12 0BT Burnley
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88416 Ochsenhausen
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33010 Oviedo
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