Biofilm antimicrobial susceptibility testing: where are we and where could we be going?

T Coenye - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Our knowledge about the fundamental aspects of biofilm biology, including the mechanisms
behind the reduced antimicrobial susceptibility of biofilms, has increased drastically over the …

A systematic review of the use of bacteriophages for in vitro biofilm control

L Meneses, AC Brandao, T Coenye, AC Braga… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Bacteriophages (phages) are very promising biological agents for the prevention and control
of bacterial biofilms. However, little is known about the parameters that can influence the …

[HTML][HTML] Do results obtained with RNA-sequencing require independent verification?

T Coenye - Biofilm, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Measuring the expression of genes on a genome-wide scale has become an essential part
of many biofilm studies. Historically this was done using microarrays (eg Refs.[1, 2]), but …

Low-cost, user-friendly, all-integrated smartphone-based microplate reader for optical-based biological and chemical analyses

JF Bergua, R Alvarez-Diduk, A Idili, C Parolo… - Analytical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The quantitative detection of different molecular targets is of utmost importance for a variety
of human activities, ranging from healthcare to environmental studies. Bioanalytical methods …

Biofilm inhibition and bactericidal activity of NiTi alloy coated with graphene oxide/silver nanoparticles via electrophoretic deposition

S Pipattanachat, J Qin, D Rokaya, P Thanyasrisung… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Biofilm formation on medical devices can induce complications. Graphene oxide/silver
nanoparticles (GO/AgNPs) coated nickel-titanium (NiTi) alloy has been successfully …

Bacterial cyclic diguanylate signaling networks sense temperature

H Almblad, TE Randall, F Liu, K Leblanc… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Many bacteria use the second messenger cyclic diguanylate (c-di-GMP) to control motility,
biofilm production and virulence. Here, we identify a thermosensory diguanylate cyclase …

A critical review of the antimicrobial and antibiofilm activities of green-synthesized plant-based metallic nanoparticles

MM Luzala, CK Muanga, J Kyana, JB Safari, EN Zola… - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Metallic nanoparticles (MNPs) produced by green synthesis using plant extracts have
attracted huge interest in the scientific community due to their excellent antibacterial …

A microfluidic chip for studies of the dynamics of antibiotic resistance selection in bacterial biofilms

PC Tang, O Eriksson, J Sjögren… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Biofilms are arguably the most important mode of growth of bacteria, but how antibiotic
resistance emerges and is selected in biofilms remains poorly understood. Several models …

A Comprehensive Review of Microbial Biofilms on Contact Lenses: Challenges and Solutions

A Voinescu, M Licker, D Muntean… - Infection and Drug …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Contact lenses (CL) have become an immensely popular means of vision correction,
offering comfort to millions worldwide. However, the persistent issue of biofilm formation on …

Candida albicans as an Essential “Keystone” Component within Polymicrobial Oral Biofilm Models?

T Young, OA Alshanta, R Kean, D Bradshaw, J Pratten… - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
Background: Existing standardized biofilm assays focus on simple mono-species or
bacterial-only models. Incorporating Candida albicans into complex biofilm models can offer …