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 …

Nanoparticle–biofilm interactions: the role of the EPS matrix

S Fulaz, S Vitale, L Quinn, E Casey - Trends in microbiology, 2019 - cell.com
The negative consequences of biofilms are widely reported. A defining feature of biofilms is
the extracellular matrix, a complex mixture of biomacromolecules, termed EPS, which …

Biofilm lifestyle in recurrent urinary tract infections

ASA Lila, AAH Rajab, MH Abdallah, SMD Rizvi, A Moin… - Life, 2023 - mdpi.com
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) represent one of the most common infections that are
frequently encountered in health care facilities. One of the main mechanisms used by …

[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 …

[HTML][HTML] Marine bacterial secondary metabolites: A treasure house for structurally unique and effective antimicrobial compounds

R Srinivasan, A Kannappan, C Shi, X Lin - Marine Drugs, 2021 - mdpi.com
The prevalence of antimicrobial resistance reduces the effectiveness of antimicrobial drugs
in preventing and treating infectious diseases caused by pathogenic organisms, such as …

Can an infection hypothesis explain the beta amyloid hypothesis of Alzheimer's disease?

T Fulop, JM Witkowski, K Bourgade, A Khalil… - Frontiers in aging …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most frequent type of dementia. The pathological hallmarks
of the disease are extracellular senile plaques composed of beta-amyloid peptide (Aβ) and …

Synthetic small molecules as anti-biofilm agents in the struggle against antibiotic resistance

B Parrino, D Schillaci, I Carnevale, E Giovannetti… - European Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Biofilm formation significantly contributes to microbial survival in hostile environments and it
is currently considered a key virulence factor for pathogens responsible for serious chronic …

Diminishing the Pathogenesis of the Food-Borne Pathogen Serratia marcescens by Low Doses of Sodium Citrate

MT Khayat, SS Elbaramawi, SI Nazeih, MK Safo… - Biology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Sodium citrate is a safe and frequently used food additive; the objective of
this study is to assess the effectiveness of sodium citrate at low concentrations of 4% or 5 …