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 …

Potentiating hypoxic microenvironment for antibiotic activation by photodynamic therapy to combat bacterial biofilm infections

W **u, L Wan, K Yang, X Li, L Yuwen, H Dong… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Traditional antibiotic treatment has limited efficacy for the drug-tolerant bacteria present in
biofilms because of their unique metabolic conditions in the biofilm infection …

[HTML][HTML] Methicillin-resistant food-related Staphylococcus aureus: a review of current knowledge and biofilm formation for future studies and applications

AI Doulgeraki, P Di Ciccio, A Ianieri… - Research in microbiology, 2017 - Elsevier
There is increasing concern about the public health impact of methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus. Food and animal are vectors of transmission, but the contribution of …

[HTML][HTML] Biofilm formation of multidrug-resistant MRSA strains isolated from different types of human infections

V Silva, L Almeida, V Gaio, N Cerca, V Manageiro… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is one of the main pathogens causing
chronic infections, mainly due to its capacity to form biofilms. However, the mechanisms …

Preparation and optimization of ciprofloxacin encapsulated niosomes: A new approach for enhanced antibacterial activity, biofilm inhibition and reduced antibiotic …

A Mirzaie, N Peirovi, I Akbarzadeh, M Moghtaderi… - Bioorganic …, 2020 - Elsevier
Ciprofloxacin is an alternative to vancomycin for treatment of methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections. The objective of this study was to optimization of …

Biofilm formation and prevalence of adhesion genes among Staphylococcus aureus isolates from different food sources

Q Chen, S **e, X Lou, S Cheng, X Liu… - …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
To assess biofilm formation ability and identify differences in the prevalence of genes
involved in biofilm formation among Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from different …

Suppression of Staphylococcus aureus biofilm formation and virulence by a benzimidazole derivative, UM-C162

C Kong, CF Chee, K Richter, N Thomas… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Staphylococcus aureus is a major cause of nosocomial infections and secretes a diverse
spectrum of virulence determinants as well as forms biofilm. The emergence of antibiotic …

Expression of the Biofilm-Associated Genes in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Biofilm and Planktonic Conditions

B Kot, H Sytykiewicz, I Sprawka - International journal of molecular …, 2018 - mdpi.com
The role of genes that are essential for development of Staphylococcus aureus biofilm
during infection is not fully known. mRNA from two methicillin-resistant S. aureus strains that …

Extraction and quantification of biofilm bacteria: Method optimized for urinary catheters

KD Mandakhalikar, JN Rahmat, E Chiong, KG Neoh… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Bacterial biofilms are responsible for the failure of many medical devices such as urinary
catheters and are associated with many infectious and non-infectious complications …

[HTML][HTML] Phenotypic and Genotypic Detection of Biofilm-Forming Staphylococcus aureus from Different Food Sources in Bangladesh

FM Ballah, MS Islam, ML Rana, FB Ferdous, R Ahmed… - Biology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Biofilm formation by Staphylococcus aureus in foods poses a potential
concern for public health and food safety. Therefore, the present study was conducted to …