A biofilm is a common life form where bacterial cells crowd together surrounded by an
extracellular matrix (ECM). Traditionally, the ECM is considered as a structural material that …

Resident microbiota do not just shape host immunity, they can also contribute to host
protection against pathogens and infectious diseases. Previous reviews of the protective …

Multi-species biofilm communities are environments in which complex but ill understood
exchanges between bacteria occur. Although monospecies cultures are still widely used in …

Biofilm formation on surfaces via microbial colonization causes infections and has become a
major health issue globally. The biofilm lifestyle provides resistance to environmental …

Biofilms are complex bacterial communities that resist the action of antibiotics and the
human immune system. Bacteria within biofilms are the cause of numerous, almost …

The increasing prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria portends an impending
postantibiotic age, characterized by diminishing efficacy of common antibiotics and routine …

Exopolysaccharide (EPS) was extracted and purified from Lactobacillus plantarum WLPL04,
which has been confirmed previously as a potential probiotic for its antagonistic and immune …

Nanosilver is regarded as a new generation of antibacterial agents and has great potential
to be utilized in antibacterial surface coatings for medical devices, food package and …

Bacterial extracellular polysaccharides have been shown to mediate many of the cell‐to‐cell
and cell‐to‐surface interactions that are required for the formation, cohesion and …

Optimum culture conditions which ease the synthesis of a novel exopolysaccharide (EPS)
from a potent marine strain Streptococcus phocae was proposed in this study. The strain …