Characterization of Mixed-Species Biofilms Formed by Four Gut Microbiota

T Xu, Y Xiao, H Wang, J Zhu, Y Lee, J Zhao, W Lu… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
In natural settings, approximately 40–80% of bacteria exist as biofilms, most of which are
mixed-species biofilms. Previous studies have typically focused on single-or dual-species …

Multiomics reveals the mechanism of B. longum in promoting the formation of mixed-species biofilms

T Xu, Y Xiao, H Wang, J Zhu, W Lu, W Chen - Food & Function, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
It has been found previously that Bifidobacterium longum, Bacteroides ovatus, Enterococcus
faecalis, and Lactobacillus gasseri can form a biofilm better when co-cultured in vitro and B …

Gut biofilms: Bacteroides as model symbionts to study biofilm formation by intestinal anaerobes

N Béchon, JM Ghigo - FEMS microbiology reviews, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Bacterial biofilms are communities of adhering bacteria that express distinct properties
compared to their free-living counterparts, including increased antibiotic tolerance and …

Synergistic interactions prevail in multispecies biofilms formed by the human gut microbiota on mucin

FA Sadiq, L Wenwei, M Heyndrickx… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Bacterial species in the human gut predominantly exist in the form of mixed-species biofilms
on mucosal surfaces. In this study, the biofilm-forming ability of many human gut bacterial …

Microbial biofilms: Human mucosa and intestinal microbiota

A Hussain, AZ Ansari, R Ahmad - New and future developments in …, 2020 - Elsevier
Microbiota clusters are present in different body parts, but the huge diversity found in the
gastrointestinal (GI) tract are termed “gut microbiota,” and play vital a role in different …

Multi-species biofilms: living with friendly neighbors

S Elias, E Banin - FEMS microbiology reviews, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Our knowledge regarding the nature and development of microbial biofilms has grown
significantly since the first report of these communities by Antonie van Leeuwenhoek in the …

Does the gut microbiota modulate host physiology through polymicrobial biofilms?

J Yang, Y Yang, M Ishii, M Nagata, W Aw… - Microbes and …, 2020 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Microbes inhabit various environments, such as soil, water environments, plants, and
animals. Humans harbor a complex commensal microbial community in the gastrointestinal …

Community-wide changes reflecting bacterial interspecific interactions in multispecies biofilms

FA Sadiq, M Burmølle, M Heyndrickx… - Critical reviews in …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Existence of most bacterial species, in natural, industrial, and clinical settings in the form of
surface-adhered communities or biofilms has been well acknowledged for decades …

Studying bacterial multispecies biofilms: where to start?

HL Røder, SJ Sørensen, M Burmølle - Trends in microbiology, 2016 - cell.com
The high prevalence and significance of multispecies biofilms have now been demonstrated
in various bacterial habitats with medical, industrial, and ecological relevance. It is highly …

Crosstalk between microbial biofilms in the gastrointestinal tract and chronic mucosa diseases

Y Wang, S Xu, Q He, K Sun, X Wang, X Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The gastrointestinal (GI) tract is the largest reservoir of microbiota in the human body;
however, it is still challenging to estimate the distribution and life patterns of microbes …