Extracellular DNA promotes efficient extracellular electron transfer by pyocyanin in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms

SH Saunders, CM Edmund, MD Yates, FJ Otero… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
Redox cycling of extracellular electron shuttles can enable the metabolic activity of
subpopulations within multicellular bacterial biofilms that lack direct access to electron …

[HTML][HTML] Therapeutic strategies against bacterial biofilms

Y Bi, G Xia, C Shi, J Wan, L Liu, Y Chen, Y Wu… - Fundamental …, 2021 - Elsevier
The emergence of multi-drug resistance makes bacterial infection a major threat to public
health and economy. The formation of bacterial biofilms is one of the main reasons of …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa aggregates in cystic fibrosis sputum produce exopolysaccharides that likely impede current therapies

LK Jennings, JE Dreifus, C Reichhardt, KM Storek… - Cell reports, 2021 - cell.com
In cystic fibrosis (CF) airways, Pseudomonas aeruginosa forms cellular aggregates called
biofilms that are thought to contribute to chronic infection. To form aggregates, P. aeruginosa …

Genome-centered metagenomics analysis reveals the symbiotic organisms possessing ability to cross-feed with anammox bacteria in anammox consortia

Y Zhao, S Liu, B Jiang, Y Feng, T Zhu… - … science & technology, 2018 - ACS Publications
Although using anammox communities for efficient wastewater treatment has attracted much
attention, the pure anammox bacteria are difficult to obtain, and the potential roles of …

A series of MOF/Ce-based nanozymes with dual enzyme-like activity disrupting biofilms and hindering recolonization of bacteria

Z Liu, F Wang, J Ren, X Qu - Biomaterials, 2019 - Elsevier
Notorious bacterial biofilms are becoming severe threats to public health worldwide. As the
important component in biofilm extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), extracellular DNA …

Bacterial biofilms and their implications in pathogenesis and food safety

X Bai, CH Nakatsu, AK Bhunia - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
Biofilm formation is an integral part of the microbial life cycle in nature. In food processing
environments, bacterial transmissions occur primarily through raw or undercooked foods …

Treatment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infectious biofilms: Challenges and strategies

R Yin, J Cheng, J Wang, P Li, J Lin - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a Gram-negative bacterium, is one of the major pathogens
implicated in human opportunistic infection and a common cause of clinically persistent …

[HTML][HTML] Extracellular polymeric substances, a key element in understanding biofilm phenotype

P Di Martino - AIMS microbiology, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
One of the key elements in the establishment and maintenance of the biofilm structure and
properties is the extracellular matrix. The extracellular matrix is composed of water and …

Review of Levan polysaccharide: From a century of past experiences to future prospects

ET Öner, L Hernández, J Combie - Biotechnology advances, 2016 - Elsevier
Levan is a fascinating β-(2, 6)-linked fructose polymer with an unusual combination of
properties characterized in this review. In nature, levan is synthesized from sucrose by a …

Transition Metal High‐Entropy Nanozyme: Multi‐Site Orbital Coupling Modulated High‐Efficiency Peroxidase Mimics

J Feng, X Yang, T Du, L Zhang, P Zhang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Strong substrate affinity and high catalytic efficiency are persistently pursued to generate
high‐performance nanozymes. Herein, with unique surface atomic configurations and …