Increased tolerance to toxic pollutants and enhanced degradation capabilities of the
bacterial biofilm is often attributed to the matrix of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) …

Outer-membrane vesicles (OMVs) are spherical buds of the outer membrane filled with
periplasmic content and are commonly produced by Gram-negative bacteria. The production …

Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) is a leading cause of nosocomial infections as this
pathogen has certain attributes that facilitate the subversion of natural defenses of the …

The Gram-negative opportunistic pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii has gain notoriety in
recent decades, primarily due to its propensity to cause nosocomial infections in critically ill …

Biofilm-associated infections pose a complex problem to the medical community, in that
residence within the protection of a biofilm affords pathogens greatly increased tolerances to …

Like mammalian cells, Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria release nano-sized
membrane vesicles into the extracellular environment either in a constitutive manner or in a …

The significance of extracellular DNA (eDNA) in biofilms was overlooked until researchers
added DNAse to a Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm and watched the biofilm disappear …

Acinetobacter baumannii is increasingly associated with various epidemics, representing a
serious concern due to the broad level of antimicrobial resistance and clinical …

Background The development of nontoxic methods of synthesizing nanoparticles is a major
step in nanotechnology to allow their application in nanomedicine. The present study aims …

Advances in biotechnology to treat and cure human disease have markedly improved
human health and the development of modern societies. However, substantial challenges …