Bacterial biofilms as platforms engineered for diverse applications

Z Li, X Wang, J Wang, X Yuan, X Jiang, Y Wang… - Biotechnology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Historically, biofilms have been perceived as problematic or detrimental. However, biofilms
possess favorable traits such as self-regeneration, sustainability, scalability, and tunability …

Anti-biofilm molecules targeting functional amyloids

L Matilla-Cuenca, A Toledo-Arana, J Valle - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
The choice of an effective therapeutic strategy in the treatment of biofilm-related infections is
a significant issue. Amyloids, which have been historically related to human diseases, are …

Delineation of transcriptional regulators involve in biofilm formation cycle of Mycobacterium abscessus

MV Devi, AK Singh - Gene, 2023 - Elsevier
Mycobacterium abscessus is an intrinsically and acquired multidrug resistant (MDR)
intracellular pathogen with biofilm formation capability and limited option for treatment …

Biosynthesis and characterization of Serratia marcescens derived silver nanoparticles: Investigating its antibacterial, anti-biofilm potency and molecular docking …

G Bhattacharjee, J Gohil, N Gohil, H Chaudhari… - Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - Elsevier
The catastrophe of surging antibiotic resistance makes it obligatory to develop potent
alternative antibacterial agents that could exhibit their action through novel approaches …

Association of quorum sensing and biofilm formation with Salmonella virulence: Story beyond gathering and cross-talk

K Rana, SR Nayak, A Bihary, AK Sahoo… - Archives of …, 2021 - Springer
Enteric fever (typhoid and paratyphoid fever) is a public health concern which contributes to
mortality and morbidity all around the globe. It is caused mainly due to ingestion of …

Socializing at the Air-Liquid Interface: a Functional Genomic Analysis on Biofilm-Related Genes during Pellicle Formation by Escherichia coli and Its Interaction with …

ZS Xu, T Zhu, Z Wang, X Yang… - Applied and …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Pellicles are biofilms that form at the air-liquid interface. We demonstrated that specific
strains of Escherichia coli formed pellicles in single cultures when cocultured with …

The Amyloid Region of Hfq Riboregulator Promotes DsrA:rpoS RNAs Annealing

F Turbant, P Wu, F Wien, V Arluison - Biology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary RNA: amyloid protein interactions have been observed in the past few
years. Nevertheless, the molecular basis and physiological implications of these interactions …

Preventing biofilm formation and development on ear, nose and throat medical devices

DC Gheorghe, A Ilie, AG Niculescu, AM Grumezescu - Biomedicines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Otorhinolaryngology is a vast domain that requires the aid of many resources for optimal
performance. The medical devices utilized in this branch share common problems, such as …

Structural insight into Escherichia coli CsgA amyloid fibril assembly

F Bu, DR Dee, B Liu - Mbio, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
The discovery of functional amyloids in bacteria dates back several decades, and our
understanding of the Escherichia coli curli biogenesis system has gradually expanded over …

Enhancing acid resistance of Escherichia coli based on directed morphology evolutionary of key transcription factor bolA

Z Chen, X Huo, J Wan, J Che, M Deng, Y Bao, H Yang… - Food Bioscience, 2024 - Elsevier
Succinic acid, as one of the important fermentation products, is commonly used as an
acidulant, flavoring agent, and antimicrobial agent. However, the accumulation of organic …