Antimicrobial resistance is one of the major problems in current practical medicine. The
spread of genes coding for resistance determinants among bacteria challenges the use of …

Quorum sensing (QS) refers to the capacity of bacteria to monitor their population density
and regulate gene expression accordingly: the QS-regulated processes deal with …

Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) are present both outside of the cells and in the
interior of microbial aggregates, and account for a main component in microbial aggregates …

Bacteria use cell-to-cell communication systems based on chemical signal molecules to
coordinate their behavior within the population. These quorum sensing systems are …

With the emergence of antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria, the available options for
treating bacterial infections have become very limited, and the search for a novel general …

Covering: up to 2009 This review describes the chemistry of the bacterial biofilms including
the chemistry of their constituents and signalling compounds that mediate or inhibit the …

Introduction Recent studies have revealed the presence of N-acyl-homoserine lactones
(AHLs) quorum sensing (QS) signals in the oral environment. Yet, their role in oral biofilm …

Numerous bacteria use quorum sensing (QS) to synchronize their behavior and monitor
their population density. They use signaling molecules known as autoinducers (AI's) that are …

Membrane biofouling is widely acknowledged as the most frequent adverse event in
wastewater treatment systems resulting in significant loss of treatment efficiency and …

The continuing emergence of antibiotic-resistant pathogens is a concern to human health
and highlights the urgent need for the development of alternative therapeutic strategies …