This commentary highlights several avenues currently being pursued in research labs to the
development of new anti-biofilm pharmaceuticals. There is a real need for alternative …

A biofilm is a community of stable microorganisms encapsulated in an extracellular matrix
produced by themselves. Many types of microorganisms that are found on living hosts or in …

Importance of the field: Current antibiotics have classically been developed to treat
infections involving planktonic bacterial populations in acute infection settings and are …

Highlights•Currently used antibiotics were developed to target planktonic bacteria.•Recent
discoveries on biofilm properties led to promising anti-biofilm strategies.•Biofilm inhibition …

In the biofilm form, bacteria are more resistant to various antimicrobial treatments. Bacteria in
a biofilm can also survive harsh conditions and withstand the host's immune system …

This book provides a survey of recent advances in the development of antibiofilm agents for
clinical and environmental applications. The fact that microbes exist in structured …

Introduction: As a result of progress in medical care, a huge number of medical devices are
used in the treatment of human diseases. In turn, biofilm-related infection has become a …

Biofilms formed by pathogenic bacteria present a serious threat to human health as the
efficacy of standard antibiotic therapeutic regimens is compromised by reduced microbial …

Microbial biofilms are becoming increasingly difficult to treat in the medical setting due to
their intrinsic resistance to antibiotics. To combat this, several biofilm dispersal agents are …

Biofilms are responsible for more than 80% of all chronic infections and represent an
enormous medical challenge. In order to meet this challenge, translation research on anti …