Mini-review: Biofilm responses to oxidative stress

M Gambino, F Cappitelli - Biofouling, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Biofilms constitute the predominant microbial style of life in natural and engineered
ecosystems. Facing harsh environmental conditions, microorganisms accumulate reactive …

[HTML][HTML] Foodborne bacterial stress responses to exogenous reactive oxygen species (ROS) induced by cold plasma treatments

JH Cheng, X Lv, Y Pan, DW Sun - Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Cold plasma (CP) as an innovative and efficient technology has been
developed for food sterilization. During CP treatments, exogenous reactive oxygen species …

Influences of dissolved oxygen concentration on biocathodic microbial communities in microbial fuel cells

L Rago, P Cristiani, F Villa, S Zecchin, A Colombo… - …, 2017 - Elsevier
Dissolved oxygen (DO) at cathodic interface is a critical factor influencing microbial fuel cells
(MFC) performance. In this work, three MFCs were operated with cathode under different DO …

UV stabilizers can foster early development of biofilms on freshwater microplastics

A Tarafdar, J Lim, JH Kwon - Environmental Pollution, 2022 - Elsevier
Interactions between microbes and microplastics are important as of emerging plastic loads
in the global environment. Although diverse plastic additives are used in large amounts …

Subinhibitory Concentrations of Biogenic Silver Nanoparticles Affect Motility and Biofilm Formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

EK Saeki, AY Yamada, LA De Araujo… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Biogenic silver nanoparticles (bio-AgNPs) are increasingly recognized as an antibiofilm and
antivirulence strategy against P. aeruginosa, a bacterium that causes chronic infections in …

Methylene Blue–Mediated Antimicrobial​ Photodynamic Therapy Against Clinical Isolates of Extensively Drug Resistant​ Gram-Negative Bacteria Causing …

C Songsantiphap, J Vanichanan… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background/Purpose Some multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria as a global threat
have been recently prioritized for research and development of new treatments. We studied …

Testing anti-biofilm polymeric surfaces: Where to start?

C Cattò, F Cappitelli - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Present day awareness of biofilm colonization on polymeric surfaces has prompted the
scientific community to develop an ever-increasing number of new materials with anti-biofilm …

Effect of Biogenic Silver Nanoparticles on the Quorum-Sensing System of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 and PA14

EK Saeki, HM Martins, LC Camargo, L Anversa… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
The increase in multidrug-resistant microorganisms represents a global threat requiring the
development novel strategies to fight bacterial infection. This study aimed to assess the …

Development of a laboratory model of a phototroph-heterotroph mixed-species biofilm at the stone/air interface

F Villa, B Pitts, E Lauchnor, F Cappitelli… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Recent scientific investigations have shed light on the ecological importance and
physiological complexity of subaerial biofilms (SABs) inhabiting lithic surfaces. In the field of …

The role of exopolysaccharides Psl and Pel in resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to the oxidative stressors sodium hypochlorite and hydrogen peroxide

WS da Cruz Nizer, KN Allison, ME Adams… - Microbiology …, 2024 - journals.asm.org
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is well-known for its antimicrobial resistance and the ability to
survive in harsh environmental conditions due to an abundance of resistance mechanisms …