Bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation impose a heavy burden on the medical system.
Bacterial adhesion on implant materials would induce inflammation and result in implant …

Bacterial attachment to biomaterials is of great interest to the medical and dental field due to
its impact on dental implants, dental prostheses, and others, leading to the need to introduce …

Pyroptosis has garnered increasing attention in cancer immunotherapy. Moreover,
increasing plasma membrane damage by reactive oxygen species (ROS) is considered an …

ABSTRACT A close symbiotic relationship exists between the intestinal microbiota and its
host. A critical component of gut homeostasis is the presence of a mucus layer covering the …

The attachment of single-celled organisms, namely bacteria and fungi, to abiotic surfaces is
of great interest to both the scientific and medical communities. This is because the …

Numerous studies point to the important role of probiotic bacteria in gastrointestinal health.
Probiotics act through mechanisms affecting enteric pathogens, epithelial barrier function …

Understanding the fundamental forces involved in the adhesion of microbial cells is
important not only in microbiology, to elucidate cellular functions (such as ligand-binding or …

Nanotechnology has rapidly expanded into all areas of science; it offers significant
alternative ways to solve scientific and medical questions and problems. In dentistry …

A variety of bacterial pathogens use nanoscale protein fibers called type IV pili to mediate
cell adhesion, a primary step leading to infection. Currently, how these nanofibers respond …

Microplastics collected at sea harbor a high diversity of microorganisms, including some
Vibrio genus members, raising questions about the role of microplastics as a novel …