Microbial biofilm: a review on formation, infection, antibiotic resistance, control measures, and innovative treatment

S Sharma, J Mohler, SD Mahajan, SA Schwartz… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Biofilm is complex and consists of bacterial colonies that reside in an exopolysaccharide
matrix that attaches to foreign surfaces in a living organism. Biofilm frequently leads to …

Biofilms: Formation, drug resistance and alternatives to conventional approaches

R Mirghani, T Saba, H Khaliq, J Mitchell… - AIMS …, 2022 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Biofilms are aggregates of bacteria, in most cases, which are resistant usually to broad-
spectrum antibiotics in their typical concentrations or even in higher doses. A trend of …

[HTML][HTML] Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm: Morphology, Genetics, Pathogenesis and Treatment Strategies

M Idrees, S Sawant, N Karodia, A Rahman - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Staphylococcus aureus is a nosocomial bacterium causing different infectious diseases,
ranging from skin and soft tissue infections to more serious and life-threatening infections …

Natural anti-biofilm agents: strategies to control biofilm-forming pathogens

R Mishra, AK Panda, S De Mandal, M Shakeel… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Pathogenic microorganisms and their chronic pathogenicity are significant concerns in
biomedical research. Biofilm-linked persistent infections are not easy to treat due to resident …

[HTML][HTML] An overview of biofilm formation–combating strategies and mechanisms of action of antibiofilm agents

ST Asma, K Imre, A Morar, V Herman, U Acaroz… - Life, 2022 - mdpi.com
Biofilm formation on surfaces via microbial colonization causes infections and has become a
major health issue globally. The biofilm lifestyle provides resistance to environmental …

Bacteriocins: Classification, synthesis, mechanism of action and resistance development in food spoilage causing bacteria

R Kumariya, AK Garsa, YS Rajput, SK Sood… - Microbial …, 2019 - Elsevier
Huge demand of safe and natural preservatives has opened new area for intensive research
on bacteriocins to unravel the novel range of antimicrobial compounds that could efficiently …

Considerations and caveats in combating ESKAPE pathogens against nosocomial infections

YX Ma, CY Wang, YY Li, J Li, QQ Wan… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
ESKAPE pathogens (Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella
pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Enterobacter …

Functions and emerging applications of bacteriocins

ML Chikindas, R Weeks, D Drider… - Current opinion in …, 2018 - Elsevier
Highlights•Bacteriocins play an integral, multifaceted role in microbial ecology.•Targeted
and controlled delivery should improve the efficacy of bacteriocins.•Bacteriocins' diverse …

Bacteriocins as antimicrobial and preservative agents in food: Biosynthesis, separation and application

DK Verma, M Thakur, S Singh, S Tripathy, AK Gupta… - Food Bioscience, 2022 - Elsevier
Emerging evidence shows the trend of using safe and natural preservatives like bacteriocins
in food processing. The increasing demand by the food industry to extend kee** quality …

Application of antimicrobial peptides of the innate immune system in combination with conventional antibiotics—a novel way to combat antibiotic resistance?

MS Zharkova, DS Orlov, OY Golubeva… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Rapidly growing resistance of pathogenic bacteria to conventional antibiotics leads to
inefficiency of traditional approaches of countering infections and determines the urgent …