Developing natural products as potential anti-biofilm agents [PDF]
Chinese Medicine, 2019 Biofilm is a natural form of bacterial growth ubiquitously in environmental niches. The biofilm formation results in increased resistance to negative environmental influences including resistance to antibiotics and antimicrobial agents.
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Neutral natural deep eutectic solvents as anti-biofilm agents [PDF]
Biofilm, 2023 Natural deep eutectic solvents (NADES) are a class of liquids with promising properties as components in pharmaceutical formulations, such as a low toxicity profile, biodegradability and versatility.
Helene Liepelt Nystedt +5 more
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An Overview of Biological and Computational Methods for Designing Mechanism-Informed Anti-biofilm Agents [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 Bacterial biofilms are complex and highly antibiotic-resistant aggregates of microbes that form on surfaces in the environment and body including medical devices.
Andy Y. An +3 more
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Natural Anti-biofilm Agents: Strategies to Control Biofilm-Forming Pathogens [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 Pathogenic microorganisms and their chronic pathogenicity are significant concerns in biomedical research. Biofilm-linked persistent infections are not easy to treat due to resident multidrug-resistant microbes.
Rojita Mishra +5 more
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Ecology of Anti-Biofilm Agents I: Antibiotics versus Bacteriophages [PDF]
Pharmaceuticals, 2015 Bacteriophages, the viruses that infect bacteria, have for decades been successfully used to combat antibiotic-resistant, chronic bacterial infections, many of which are likely biofilm associated.
Stephen T. Abedon
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Do biosurfactants as anti-biofilm agents have a future in industrial water systems? [PDF]
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2023 Biofilms are bacterial communities embedded in exopolymeric substances that form on the surfaces of both man-made and natural structures. Biofilm formation in industrial water systems such as cooling towers results in biofouling and biocorrosion and ...
Abdullahi Adekilekun Jimoh +3 more
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Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance, 2021 Objectives: Infection with a typical community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA), the USA300 clone, has become a worldwide epidemic.
Hiroshi Kaneko +4 more
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Gastric microbiota‑derived postbiotics as antimicrobial and anti‑biofilm agents [PDF]
BMC MicrobiologyBackground The human gastric microbiota is recognized as a diverse and metabolically active ecosystem with significant roles in health and disease.
Mahmonir Azizi +2 more
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Promising Anti-Biofilm Agents and Phagocytes Enhancers for the Treatment of Candida albicans Biofilm–Associated Infections [PDF]
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2022 Little is known about the interactions among phagocytes and antifungal agents and the antifungal immunomodulatory activities on Candida species biofilms. Here, inhibition of C. albicans biofilms and the interactions among biofilms and phagocytes alone or
Yasmine H. Tartor +6 more
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Multidrug resistance and biofilm formation among bacterial isolates from chronic wounds in animals: evaluation of anti-biofilm activity [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceChronic wound infections in animals represent a growing clinical challenge due to the emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria and their ability to form biofilms, which significantly reduce treatment efficacy and promote persistent infection. This
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