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Economic significance of biofilms: a multidisciplinary and cross-sectoral challenge
npj Biofilms and Microbiomes, 2022 The increasing awareness of the significance of microbial biofilms across different sectors is continuously revealing new areas of opportunity in the development of innovative technologies in translational research, which can address their detrimental ...
Miguel Cámara +8 more
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Microbiology Spectrum, 2018 Staphylococci, with the leading species Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis, are the most frequent causes of infections on indwelling medical devices.
M. Otto
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eLife, 2022 A new model helps to predict under which conditions a species of bacteria will switch to a static lifestyle.
Shravan Pradeep, Paulo E Arratia
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Pharmaceutics, 2021 In the present research work, we addressed the changes in skin by which deep eutectic solvents (DES) enhanced transdermal permeation of bioactive compounds and propose a rationale for this mechanism. Several studies showed that these unusual liquids were
Rodrigo Boscariol +6 more
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Understanding bacterial biofilms: From definition to treatment strategies
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2023 Bacterial biofilms are complex microbial communities encased in extracellular polymeric substances. Their formation is a multi-step process. Biofilms are a significant problem in treating bacterial infections and are one of the main reasons for the ...
Ailing Zhao, Jia-Zheng Sun, Yipin Liu
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Translational challenges and opportunities in biofilm science: a BRIEF for the future
npj Biofilms and Microbiomes, 2022 Biofilms are increasingly recognised as a critical global issue in a multitude of industries impacting health, food and water security, marine sector, and industrial processes resulting in estimated economic cost of $5 trillion USD annually.
C. J. Highmore +8 more
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Pharmaceutics, 2023 Many skin disorders, including cancer, have inflammatory components. The non-invasive detection of related biomarkers could therefore be highly valuable for both diagnosis and follow up on the effect of treatment.
Maxim Morin +3 more
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Horizontal Gene Transfer of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Biofilms
Antibiotics, 2023 Most bacteria attach to biotic or abiotic surfaces and are embedded in a complex matrix which is known as biofilm. Biofilm formation is especially worrisome in clinical settings as it hinders the treatment of infections with antibiotics due to the ...
C. Michaelis, E. Grohmann
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Microbial Biofilms in the Food Industry—A Comprehensive Review
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021 Biofilms, present as microorganisms and surviving on surfaces, can increase food cross-contamination, leading to changes in the food industry’s cleaning and disinfection dynamics.
C. Carrascosa +4 more
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Pharmaceutics, 2022 E. coli is one of the etiological agents responsible for pyometra in female dogs, with conventional treatment involving ovariohysterectomy. Here, we report the isolation and full characterization of two novel lytic phages, viz.
Victor M. Balcão +8 more
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