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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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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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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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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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.
Lan Lu +8 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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Innovative Strategies to Abolish Microbial Persistence in Biofilm Fortresses [PDF]
BiomoleculesBiofilms are structured communities of microorganisms embedded in a self-produced extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) matrix, whose development significantly enhances microbial resistance to antibiotics, disinfectants, and host immune defenses ...
Diana-Antonia Costea +5 more
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Recent Progress in Terrestrial Biota-Derived Anti-Biofilm Agents for Medical Applications
Applied MicrobiologyThe terrestrial biota is a rich source of biologically active substances whose anti-biofilm potential is not studied enough. The aim of this review is to outline a variety of terrestrial sources of antimicrobial agents with the ability to inhibit ...
Todorka G. Vladkova +3 more
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