Biofilms as promoters of bacterial antibiotic resistance and tolerance

C Uruén, G Chopo-Escuin, J Tommassen… - Antibiotics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Multidrug resistant bacteria are a global threat for human and animal health. However, they
are only part of the problem of antibiotic failure. Another bacterial strategy that contributes to …

Tolerance and Resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms to Antimicrobial Agents—How P. aeruginosa Can Escape Antibiotics

O Ciofu, T Tolker-Nielsen - Frontiers in microbiology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the six bacterial pathogens, Enterococcus faecium,
Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas …

Targeting the holy triangle of quorum sensing, biofilm formation, and antibiotic resistance in pathogenic bacteria

RV Sionov, D Steinberg - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Chronic and recurrent bacterial infections are frequently associated with the formation of
biofilms on biotic or abiotic materials that are composed of mono-or multi-species cultures of …

Cystic fibrosis and Pseudomonas aeruginosa: the host-microbe interface

S Malhotra, D Hayes Jr, DJ Wozniak - Clinical microbiology …, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
In human pathophysiology, the clash between microbial infection and host immunity
contributes to multiple diseases. Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a classical example of this …

Revisiting the virulence hallmarks of Pseudomonas aeruginosa: a chronicle through the perspective of quorum sensing

J Chadha, K Harjai, S Chhibber - Environmental microbiology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen and the leading cause of mortality
among immunocompromised patients in clinical setups. The hallmarks of virulence in P …

Bacterial extracellular polysaccharides in biofilm formation and function

DH Limoli, CJ Jones, DJ Wozniak - Microbial Biofilms, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The ability to construct and maintain a structured multicellular bacterial community depends
critically on the production of extracellular matrix components (1, 2). While the biofilm matrix …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in nanotechnology for eradicating bacterial biofilm

C Sahli, SE Moya, JS Lomas, C Gravier-Pelletier… - Theranostics, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Microorganisms grouped together into spatially-organized communities called biofilms, are
the cause of dramatic chronic infections in plants, animals and humans. In this review, the …

Multifunctional properties of silver and gold nanoparticles synthesis by Fusarium pseudonygamai

MKY Soliman, M Abu-Elghait, SS Salem… - Biomass Conversion and …, 2024 - Springer
The goal of the current work was to investigate the antibacterial, antibiofilm, anticancer, and
antioxidant opportunities of silver and gold nanoparticles (AgNPs and AuNPs) synthesized …

Bacterial biofilms: development, dispersal, and therapeutic strategies in the dawn of the postantibiotic era

M Kostakioti, M Hadjifrangiskou… - Cold Spring …, 2013 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
Biofilm formation constitutes an alternative lifestyle in which microorganisms adopt a
multicellular behavior that facilitates and/or prolongs survival in diverse environmental …

Biofilm-specific antibiotic resistance

TF Mah - Future microbiology, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Bacterial biofilms are the basis of many persistent diseases. The persistence of these
infections is primarily attributed to the increased antibiotic resistance exhibited by the cells …