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Efflux pumps as potential targets for biofilm inhibition
Frontiers in MicrobiologyBiofilms account for a great deal of infectious diseases and contribute significantly to antimicrobial resistance. Efflux pumps confer antimicrobial resistance to microorganisms and involve multiple processes of biofilm formation. Efflux pump inhibitors (
Jingyi Ren +3 more
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Veterinary Sciences, 2018 Biofilm formation is of growing concern in human and animal health. However, it is still unclear how biofilms are related to mastitis infections in dairy cattle.
Shirli Notcovich +6 more
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Screening the Drug:H+ Antiporter Family for a Role in Biofilm Formation in Candida glabrata
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2020 Biofilm formation and drug resistance are two key pathogenesis traits exhibited by Candida glabrata as a human pathogen. Interestingly, specific pathways appear to be in the crossroad between the two phenomena, making them promising targets for drug ...
Rui Santos +10 more
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Pathogens, 2022 The presence of biofilms can negatively affect several different areas, such as the food industry, environment, and biomedical sectors. Conditions under which bacteria grow and develop, such as temperature, nutrients, and pH, among others, can largely ...
Vanessa Silva +4 more
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The Effect of Pellicle on Biofilm Formation in a Supragingival Biofilm Model. [PDF]
Clin Exp Dent ResABSTRACT Objectives Oral biofilms initiate with the formation of an acquired pellicle on dental surfaces, a thin layer of salivary glycoproteins that provides a substrate for microbial adhesion.
Deari S +5 more
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, 2023 Biofilm is complex and consists of bacterial colonies that reside in an exopolysaccharide matrix that attaches to foreign surfaces in a living organism. Biofilm frequently leads to nosocomial, chronic infections in clinical settings.
Satish Sharma +5 more
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Role of Multicellular Aggregates in Biofilm Formation [PDF]
mBio, 2016 ABSTRACT In traditional models of in vitro biofilm development, individual bacterial cells seed a surface, multiply, and mature into multicellular, three-dimensional structures.
Kragh, Kasper N. +10 more
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Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy in Bionanotechnology: Current Advances and Future Perspectives
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM) enables the nanoscale mapping of electrostatic surface potentials. While widely applied in materials science, its use in biological systems remains emerging. This review presents recent advances in KPFM applied to biological samples and provides a critical perspective on current limitations and future directions for
Ehsan Rahimi +4 more
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, 2022 Chronic and recurrent bacterial infections are frequently associated with the formation of biofilms on biotic or abiotic materials that are composed of mono- or multi-species cultures of bacteria/fungi embedded in an extracellular matrix produced by the ...
Steinberg, Doron +3 more
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Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles in Biomedicine: Advances and Prospects
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.Mesoporous silica nanoparticles offer unique properties like high surface area, tunable pores, and functionalization. They excel in drug delivery, tissue engineering, and stimuli‐responsive therapies, enabling targeted and controlled treatments. With roles in cancer therapy and diagnostics, their clinical translation requires addressing challenges in ...
Miguel Manzano, María Vallet‐Regí
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