Staphylococcal biofilm development: structure, regulation, and treatment strategies

K Schilcher, AR Horswill - Microbiology and Molecular Biology …, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
In many natural and clinical settings, bacteria are associated with some type of biotic or
abiotic surface that enables them to form biofilms, a multicellular lifestyle with bacteria …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Infections, Animal Modeling, and Therapeutics

SJ Wood, TM Kuzel, SH Shafikhani - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an important Gram-negative opportunistic pathogen which
causes many severe acute and chronic infections with high morbidity, and mortality rates as …

Strategies for combating bacterial biofilms: A focus on anti-biofilm agents and their mechanisms of action

R Roy, M Tiwari, G Donelli, V Tiwari - Virulence, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Biofilm refers to the complex, sessile communities of microbes found either attached to a
surface or buried firmly in an extracellular matrix as aggregates. The biofilm matrix …

[HTML][HTML] Hyaluronic acid association with bacterial, fungal and viral infections: Can hyaluronic acid be used as an antimicrobial polymer for biomedical and …

F Zamboni, CK Wong, MN Collins - Bioactive Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
The relationships between hyaluronic acid (HA) and pathological microorganisms incite new
understandings on microbial infection, tissue penetration, disease progression and lastly …

Reactive metal boride nanoparticles trap lipopolysaccharide and peptidoglycan for bacteria-infected wound healing

Y Meng, L Chen, Y Chen, J Shi, Z Zhang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Bacteria and excessive inflammation are two main factors causing non-healing wounds.
However, current studies have mainly focused on the inhibition of bacteria survival for …

Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria differ in their sensitivity to cold plasma

A Mai-Prochnow, M Clauson, J Hong, AB Murphy - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Cold atmospheric-pressure plasma (CAP) is a relatively new method being investigated for
antimicrobial activity. However, the exact mode of action is still being explored. Here we …

[HTML][HTML] Biofilms by bacterial human pathogens: Clinical relevance-development, composition and regulation-therapeutical strategies

A Schulze, F Mitterer, JP Pombo, S Schild - Microbial Cell, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Notably, bacterial biofilm formation is increasingly recognized as a passive virulence factor
facilitating many infectious disease processes. In this review we will focus on bacterial …

Staphylococcal biofilms

M Otto - Microbiology spectrum, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
Staphylococci, with the leading species Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus
epidermidis, are the most frequent causes of infections on indwelling medical devices. The …

Chronic wound infections: the role of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus

R Serra, R Grande, L Butrico, A Rossi… - Expert review of anti …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Chronic leg ulcers affect 1–2% of the general population and are related to increased
morbidity and health costs. Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa are the …

Management of venous leg ulcers: clinical practice guidelines of the Society for Vascular Surgery® and the American Venous Forum

TF O'Donnell, MA Passman, WA Marston… - Journal of vascular …, 2014 - jvascsurg.org
Guideline 3.11: Venous Imaging We suggest selective computed tomography venography,
magnetic resonance venography, contrast venography, and/or intravascular ultrasound in …