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 …

The multiple signaling systems regulating virulence in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

P Nadal Jimenez, G Koch, JA Thompson… - Microbiology and …, 2012 - Am Soc Microbiol
Cell-to-cell communication is a major process that allows bacteria to sense and coordinately
react to the fluctuating conditions of the surrounding environment. In several pathogens, this …

Biofilm formation and inhibition mediated by bacterial quorum sensing

Y Wang, Z Bian, Y Wang - Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2022 - Springer
As a complex microbial aggregate, biofilm is a group behavior of bacterial ability to adapt to
the environment. Bacteria produce biofilm substrates that enhance their tolerance to stress …

Medically important bacterial–fungal interactions

AY Peleg, DA Hogan, E Mylonakis - Nature reviews microbiology, 2010 - nature.com
Whether it is in the setting of disease or in a healthy state, the human body contains a
diverse range of microorganisms, including bacteria and fungi. The interactions between …

A fatty acid messenger is responsible for inducing dispersion in microbial biofilms

DG Davies, CNH Marques - Journal of bacteriology, 2009 - Am Soc Microbiol
It is well established that in nature, bacteria are found primarily as residents of surface-
associated communities called biofilms. These structures form in a sequential process …

Quorum sensing and social networking in the microbial world

S Atkinson, P Williams - Journal of the Royal Society …, 2009 - royalsocietypublishing.org
For many years, bacterial cells were considered primarily as selfish individuals, but, in
recent years, it has become evident that, far from operating in isolation, they coordinate …

Burkholderia: an update on taxonomy and biotechnological potential as antibiotic producers

E Depoorter, MJ Bull, C Peeters, T Coenye… - Applied microbiology …, 2016 - Springer
Burkholderia is an incredibly diverse and versatile Gram-negative genus, within which over
80 species have been formally named and multiple other genotypic groups likely represent …

Cross-domain and viral interactions in the microbiome

AD Rowan-Nash, BJ Korry, E Mylonakis… - … and Molecular Biology …, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
The importance of the microbiome to human health is increasingly recognized and has
become a major focus of recent research. However, much of the work has focused on a few …

Regulation of biofilm formation in Pseudomonas and Burkholderia species

M Fazli, H Almblad, ML Rybtke… - Environmental …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
In the present review, we describe and compare the molecular mechanisms that are
involved in the regulation of biofilm formation by P seudomonas putida, P seudomonas …

Mechanisms of bacterial tolerance and persistence in the gastrointestinal and respiratory environments

R Trastoy, T Manso, L Fernández-García… - Clinical microbiology …, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
Pathogens that infect the gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts are subjected to intense
pressure due to the environmental conditions of the surroundings. This pressure has led to …