The biofilm proteome of Staphylococcus aureus and its implications for therapeutic interventions to biofilm-associated infections

D Francis, GV Hari, AK Subash, A Bhairaddy… - Advances in Protein …, 2024 - Elsevier
Staphylococcus aureus is a major healthcare concern due to its ability to inflict life-
threatening infections and evolve antibiotic resistance at an alarming pace. It is frequently …

[HTML][HTML] Modulating Kinetics of the Amyloid-Like Aggregation of S. aureus Phenol-Soluble Modulins by Changes in pH

M Zaman, M Andreasen - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
The pathogen Staphylococcus aureus is recognized as one of the most frequent causes of
biofilm-associated infections. The recently identified phenol-soluble modulin (PSM) peptides …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus biofilms via crystal violet binding and biochemical composition assays of isolates from hospitals, raw meat, and …

AL Ball, ED Augenstein, TM Wienclaw… - Microbial …, 2022 - Elsevier
Staphylococcus aureus (SA) is a gram-positive coccus and an opportunistic pathogen of
humans. The ability of SA to form biofilms is an important virulence mechanism because …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of environmental factors on biofilm formation of Staphylococci isolated from wastewater and surface water

V Silva, JE Pereira, L Maltez, P Poeta, G Igrejas - Pathogens, 2022 - mdpi.com
The presence of biofilms can negatively affect several different areas, such as the food
industry, environment, and biomedical sectors. Conditions under which bacteria grow and …

Effect of extracellular vesicles from S. aureus-challenged human neutrophils on macrophages

ER Allen, SL Lempke, MM Miller… - Journal of Leucocyte …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Staphylococcus aureus enhances neutrophil extracellular vesicle (EV) production. To
investigate whether S. aureus viability influences EV biogenesis, EVs were isolated from …

[HTML][HTML] Reduced Growth of Staphylococcus aureus Under High Glucose Conditions Is Associated With Decreased Pentaglycine Expression

Z Luo, S Yue, T Chen, P She, Y Wu, Y Wu - Frontiers in microbiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The high-glucose-induced cytotoxicity in diabetes has been widely recognized.
Staphylococcus aureus is the most frequent pathogen isolated from diabetic foot ulcers, but …

Quebrachitol inhibits biofilm formation and virulence production against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

K Vijayakumar, V Bharathidasan, V Manigandan… - Microbial …, 2020 - Elsevier
The present study evaluated the quebrachitol (QBC) antibiofilm and antivirulence potential
against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). QBC inhibited MRSA biofilm …

[HTML][HTML] Biofilm characteristics and transcriptomic analysis of Haemophilus parasuis

R Jiang, M Xiang, W Chen, P Zhang, X Wu, G Zhu… - Veterinary …, 2021 - Elsevier
Haemophilus parasuis (H. parasuis) is a conditional pathogen with the ability to form
biofilms which can lead to ineffective drug treatment and severe chronic infections resulting …

Antimicrobial Peptides Encounter Resistance of Aureolysin during Their Action on Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm

S Seo, J Jung, CY Kim, H Kang, IH Lee - Biotechnology and Bioprocess …, 2021 - Springer
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are promising candidates as new anti-biofilm agents to cope
with biofilm-related infections. To date, numerous studies have evaluated the efficacy of …

[HTML][HTML] Azalomycin F5a Eradicates Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm by Rapidly Penetrating and Subsequently Inducing Cell Lysis

G Yuan, P Li, X Xu, P Li, Q Zhong, S He, H Yi… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial resistance has emerged as a serious threat to public health. Bacterial biofilm,
as a natural lifestyle, is a major contributor to resistance to antimicrobials. Azalomycin F5a, a …