Microbial biofilm: formation, architecture, antibiotic resistance, and control strategies

MA Rather, K Gupta, M Mandal - Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, 2021 - Springer
The assembly of microorganisms over a surface and their ability to develop resistance
against available antibiotics are major concerns of interest. To survive against harsh …

Beyond risk: bacterial biofilms and their regulating approaches

MH Muhammad, AL Idris, X Fan, Y Guo, Y Yu… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Bacterial biofilms are complex surface attached communities of bacteria held together by
self-produced polymer matrixs mainly composed of polysaccharides, secreted proteins, and …

Bacterial biofilm inhibition: A focused review on recent therapeutic strategies for combating the biofilm mediated infections

R Srinivasan, S Santhakumari, P Poonguzhali… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Biofilm formation is a major concern in various sectors and cause severe problems to public
health, medicine, and industry. Bacterial biofilm formation is a major persistent threat, as it …

Developing natural products as potential anti-biofilm agents

L Lu, W Hu, Z Tian, D Yuan, G Yi, Y Zhou, Q Cheng… - Chinese medicine, 2019 - Springer
Biofilm is a natural form of bacterial growth ubiquitously in environmental niches. The biofilm
formation results in increased resistance to negative environmental influences including …

Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy to control clinically relevant biofilm infections

X Hu, YY Huang, Y Wang, X Wang… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Biofilm describes a microbially-derived sessile community in which microbial cells are firmly
attached to the substratum and embedded in extracellular polymeric matrix. Microbial …

Challenges in infective endocarditis

TJ Cahill, LM Baddour, G Habib, B Hoen… - Journal of the american …, 2017 - jacc.org
Infective endocarditis is defined by a focus of infection within the heart and is a feared
disease across the field of cardiology. It is frequently acquired in the health care setting, and …

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): antibiotic-resistance and the biofilm phenotype

KM Craft, JM Nguyen, LJ Berg, SD Townsend - MedChemComm, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is an asymptomatic colonizer of 30% of all human
beings. While generally benign, antibiotic resistance contributes to the success of S. aureus …

Biofilms in diabetic foot ulcers: significance and clinical relevance

C Pouget, C Dunyach-Remy, A Pantel, S Schuldiner… - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
Foot infections are the main disabling complication in patients with diabetes mellitus. These
infections can lead to lower-limb amputation, increasing mortality and decreasing the quality …

Clinical applications of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy in dentistry

L Gholami, S Shahabi, M Jazaeri, M Hadilou… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Given the emergence of resistant bacterial strains and novel microorganisms that globally
threaten human life, moving toward new treatment modalities for microbial infections has …

The concept of an ideal antibiotic: implications for drug design

M Gajdács - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
The emergence and spread of antibiotic-resistant pathogens is a major public health issue,
which requires global action of an intersectoral nature. Multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogens …