Biofilms are inherently difficult to treat, and mechanical disruption is the mainstay of clinical
management. With scientific progress in molecular microbiology, there is an abundance of …

Studies on biofilm related infections are gaining prominence owing to their involvement in
majority of clinical infections. Biofilm, considered as a generic mechanism for survival used …

Highlights•Biofilm infections are heterogenous, persistent and recalcitrant.•The rise of
antibiotic resistance necessitates new therapeutic strategies to eradicate biofilms.•The …

Biofilms are aggregate of microorganisms in which cells are frequently embedded within a
self-produced matrix of extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) and adhere to each other …

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 …

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

In nature, microorganisms prefer to live in structured microbial communities rather than as
free-floating planktonic cells. These dynamic microbial communities are termed biofilms, in …

Biofilms, which are complexes of microorganisms that adhere to surfaces and secrete
protective extracellular matrices, wield substantial influence across diverse domains such as …

Pathogenic microbial biofilm, a consortium of microbial cells protected by a self-produced
polymer matrix, is considered a worldwide challenge due to the inherent antibiotic …

Biofilm formation constitutes an alternative lifestyle in which microorganisms adopt a
multicellular behavior that facilitates and/or prolongs survival in diverse environmental …