[HTML][HTML] Antibiotic resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: mechanisms and alternative therapeutic strategies

Z Pang, R Raudonis, BR Glick, TJ Lin, Z Cheng - Biotechnology advances, 2019 - Elsevier
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen that is a leading cause of morbidity
and mortality in cystic fibrosis patients and immunocompromised individuals. Eradication of …

Strategies for combating bacterial biofilms: A focus on anti-biofilm agents and their mechanisms of action

R Roy, M Tiwari, G Donelli, V Tiwari - Virulence, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Biofilm refers to the complex, sessile communities of microbes found either attached to a
surface or buried firmly in an extracellular matrix as aggregates. The biofilm matrix …

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 …

Bacterial biofilms: from the natural environment to infectious diseases

L Hall-Stoodley, JW Costerton… - Nature reviews …, 2004 - nature.com
Biofilms—matrix-enclosed microbial accretions that adhere to biological or non-biological
surfaces—represent a significant and incompletely understood mode of growth for bacteria …

Bacterial quorum sensing: its role in virulence and possibilities for its control

ST Rutherford, BL Bassler - Cold Spring …, 2012 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
Quorum sensing is a process of cell–cell communication that allows bacteria to share
information about cell density and adjust gene expression accordingly. This process …

The role of root exudates in rhizosphere interactions with plants and other organisms

HP Bais, TL Weir, LG Perry, S Gilroy… - Annu. Rev. Plant …, 2006 - annualreviews.org
The rhizosphere encompasses the millimeters of soil surrounding a plant root where
complex biological and ecological processes occur. This review describes recent advances …

The effects of antibiotics on the microbiome throughout development and alternative approaches for therapeutic modulation

A Langdon, N Crook, G Dantas - Genome medicine, 2016 - Springer
The widespread use of antibiotics in the past 80 years has saved millions of human lives,
facilitated technological progress and killed incalculable numbers of microbes, both …

Biofilm-related infections: bridging the gap between clinical management and fundamental aspects of recalcitrance toward antibiotics

D Lebeaux, JM Ghigo, C Beloin - Microbiology and Molecular …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
Surface-associated microbial communities, called biofilms, are present in all environments.
Although biofilms play an important positive role in a variety of ecosystems, they also have …

The role of bacterial biofilms in chronic infections

T Bjarnsholt - Apmis, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Acute infections caused by pathogenic bacteria have been studied extensively for well over
100 years. These infections killed millions of people in previous centuries, but they have …

Quorum sensing inhibitors: an overview

VC Kalia - Biotechnology advances, 2013 - Elsevier
Excessive and indiscriminate use of antibiotics to treat bacterial infections has lead to the
emergence of multiple drug resistant strains. Most infectious diseases are caused by …