Microbial biofilm: formation, architecture, antibiotic resistance, and control strategies

MA Rather, K Gupta, M Mandal - Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, 2021 - Springer
The assembly of microorganisms over a surface and their ability to develop resistance
against available antibiotics are major concerns of interest. To survive against harsh …

Biofilm dispersion

KP Rumbaugh, K Sauer - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2020 - nature.com
The formation of microbial biofilms enables single planktonic cells to assume a multicellular
mode of growth. During dispersion, the final step of the biofilm life cycle, single cells egress …

Microbial biofilms in the food industry—A comprehensive review

C Carrascosa, D Raheem, F Ramos, A Saraiva… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Biofilms, present as microorganisms and surviving on surfaces, can increase food cross-
contamination, leading to changes in the food industry's cleaning and disinfection dynamics …

Bacterial biofilm inhibition: A focused review on recent therapeutic strategies for combating the biofilm mediated infections

R Srinivasan, S Santhakumari, P Poonguzhali… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Biofilm formation is a major concern in various sectors and cause severe problems to public
health, medicine, and industry. Bacterial biofilm formation is a major persistent threat, as it …

[HTML][HTML] Bacterial biofilm inhibitors: An overview

VC Kalia, SKS Patel, JK Lee - Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 2023 - Elsevier
Bacteria that cause infectious diseases adopt biofilms as one of their most prevalent
lifestyles. Biofilms enable bacteria to tolerate environmental stress and evade antibacterial …

Biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles using endophytic bacteria and their role in inhibition of rice pathogenic bacteria and plant growth promotion

E Ibrahim, H Fouad, M Zhang, Y Zhang, W Qiu, C Yan… - RSC …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) through the use of endophytic bacteria is a
safe replacement for the chemical method. The study aimed to synthesize AgNPs using …

Approaches to dispersing medical biofilms

D Fleming, KP Rumbaugh - Microorganisms, 2017 - mdpi.com
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 …

The role of extracellular DNA in the formation, architecture, stability, and treatment of bacterial biofilms

H Panlilio, CV Rice - Biotechnology and bioengineering, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Advances in biotechnology to treat and cure human disease have markedly improved
human health and the development of modern societies. However, substantial challenges …

The role of extracellular DNA in the establishment, maintenance and perpetuation of bacterial biofilms

M Okshevsky, RL Meyer - Critical reviews in microbiology, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
The significance of extracellular DNA (eDNA) in biofilms was overlooked until researchers
added DNAse to a Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm and watched the biofilm disappear …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting biofilms therapy: Current research strategies and development hurdles

Y Jiang, M Geng, L Bai - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
Biofilms are aggregate of microorganisms in which cells are frequently embedded within a
self-produced matrix of extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) and adhere to each other …