[HTML][HTML] Polymicrobial infections and biofilms: clinical significance and eradication strategies

VT Anju, S Busi, M Imchen, R Kumavath, MS Mohan… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Biofilms are population of cells growing in a coordinated manner and exhibiting resistance
towards hostile environments. The infections associated with biofilms are difficult to control …

Options and limitations in clinical investigation of bacterial biofilms

M Magana, C Sereti, A Ioannidis… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2018 - journals.asm.org
Bacteria can form single-and multispecies biofilms exhibiting diverse features based upon
the microbial composition of their community and microenvironment. The study of bacterial …

Current research on fungi in chronic wounds

Y Ge, Q Wang - Frontiers in molecular biosciences, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The occurrence of chronic wounds is a major global health issue. These wounds are difficult
to heal as a result of disordered healing mechanisms. The most common types of chronic …

An Organ System-Based Synopsis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Virulence

CD Morin, E Déziel, J Gauthier, RC Levesque, GW Lau - Virulence, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Driven in part by its metabolic versatility, high intrinsic antibiotic resistance, and a large
repertoire of virulence factors, Pseudomonas aeruginosa is expertly adapted to thrive in a …

Biofilm-Associated Agr and Sar Quorum Sensing Systems of Staphylococcus aureus Are Inhibited by 3-Hydroxybenzoic Acid Derived from Illicium verum

PS Ganesh, K Veena, R Senthil, K Iswamy… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Biofilm-producing Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is less sensitive to conventional
antibiotics than free-living planktonic cells. Here, we evaluated the antibiofilm activity of …

How Bacterial Adaptation to Cystic Fibrosis Environment Shapes Interactions Between Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus

L Camus, P Briaud, F Vandenesch… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus are the two most prevalent bacteria
species in the lungs of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients and are associated with poor clinical …

Nanocoatings for chronic wound repair—modulation of microbial colonization and biofilm formation

MM Mihai, M Preda, I Lungu, MC Gestal… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Wound healing involves a complex interaction between immunity and other natural host
processes, and to succeed it requires a well-defined cascade of events. Chronic wound …

Biofilm Formation by Staphylococcus aureus in the Specific Context of Cystic Fibrosis

V Jean-Pierre, A Boudet, P Sorlin, Q Menetrey… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Staphylococcus aureus is a major human pathogen whose characteristics support its
success in various clinical settings including Cystic Fibrosis (CF). In CF, S. aureus is indeed …

Wound-Healing Potential of Rhoifolin-Rich Fraction Isolated from Sanguisorba officinalis Roots Supported by Enhancing Re-Epithelization, Angiogenesis, Anti …

WA Negm, AH El-Kadem, E Elekhnawy, NGM Attallah… - Pharmaceuticals, 2022 - mdpi.com
A wound is a complicated bioprocess resulting in significant tissue damage, which is
worsened by a secondary bacterial infection, commonly Pseudomonas aeruginosa and …

Antimicrobial blue light inactivation of polymicrobial biofilms

R Ferrer-Espada, X Liu, XS Goh, T Dai - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Polymicrobial biofilms, in which mixed microbial species are present, play a significant role
in persistent infections. Furthermore, polymicrobial biofilms promote antibiotic resistance by …