Multidrug resistant bacteria are a global threat for human and animal health. However, they
are only part of the problem of antibiotic failure. Another bacterial strategy that contributes to …

Antibiotic resistance is arguably the biggest current threat to global health. An increasing
number of infections are becoming harder or almost impossible to treat, carrying high …

Phage therapy, long overshadowed by chemical antibiotics, is garnering renewed interest in
Western medicine. This stems from the rise in frequency of multi-drug-resistant bacterial …

Bacterial biofilms are complex microbial communities encased in extracellular polymeric
substances. Their formation is a multi-step process. Biofilms are a significant problem in …

With the emerging threat of infections caused by multidrug resistant bacteria, phages have
been reconsidered as an alternative for treating infections caused by tenacious pathogens …

Antibiotic resistance is a major public health challenge worldwide, whose implications for
global health might be devastating if novel antibacterial strategies are not quickly …

Highlights•Interaction of phages and biofilm cells depends on phage-host characteristics
and biofilm structure.•Biofilm features (eg matrix, cell metabolic state, resistant variants) …

Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest threats to global health, as it can make the
treatment of bacterial infections in humans difficult owing to their high incidence rate …

Emergence of antibiotic resistance presents a major setback to global health, and shortage
of antibiotic pipelines has created an urgent need for development of alternative therapeutic …

Bacterial drug resistance is rapidly developing as one of the greatest threats to human
health. Bacteria will adopt corresponding strategies to crack the inhibitory effect of antibiotics …