Bacteria can grow and proliferate either as single, independent cells or organized in
aggregates commonly referred to as biofilms. When bacteria succeed in forming a biofilm …

Most of the research on bacterial pathogenesis has focused on acute infections, but much
less is known about the pathogenesis of infections caused by bacteria that grow as …

Acute infections caused by pathogenic bacteria have been studied extensively for well over
100 years. These infections killed millions of people in previous centuries, but they have …

Myofibroblasts accumulate in the spaces between organ structures and produce
extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins, including collagen I. They are the primary “effector” cells …

Bacterial biofilms are highly structured multicellular communities whose formation involves
flagella and an extracellular matrix of adhesins, amyloid fibers, and exopolysaccharides …

Infections with bacterial or fungal biofilms have emerged as a major public heath concern
because biofilm-growing cells are highly resistant to both antibiotics and host immune …

JOURNAL OF WOUND CARE VOL 22. NO 5. EWMA DOCUMENT 2013 S5 year, 11 of
which more than half are drug-resistant. 12 Infections based on resistant bacteria are …

Achromobacter xylosoxidans is an environmental opportunistic pathogen, which infects an
increasing number of immunocompromised patients. In this study we combined genomic …

Staphylococcus aureus is a prominent bacterial pathogen that is known to agglutinate in the
presence of human plasma to form stable clumps. There is increasing evidence that …

The treatment of infected wounds is one possible therapeutic aspect of plasma medicine.
Chronic wounds are often associated with microbial biofilms which limit the efficacy of …