Strategies for combating bacterial biofilms: A focus on anti-biofilm agents and their mechanisms of action

R Roy, M Tiwari, G Donelli, V Tiwari - Virulence, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Biofilm refers to the complex, sessile communities of microbes found either attached to a
surface or buried firmly in an extracellular matrix as aggregates. The biofilm matrix …

Formation and development of Staphylococcus biofilm: With focus on food safety

J Miao, Y Liang, L Chen, W Wang, J Wang… - Journal of food …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Staphylococcus is a common gram‐positive pathogen, which has been considered to be a
leading concern to public health and food safety due to the multi‐drag resistance and …

Crystal Violet and XTT Assays on Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm Quantification

Z Xu, Y Liang, S Lin, D Chen, B Li, L Li, Y Deng - Current microbiology, 2016 - Springer
Staphylococcus aureus (S. Aureus) is a common food-borne pathogenic microorganism.
Biofilm formation remains the major obstruction for bacterial elimination. The study aims at …

Optimization of tetrazolium salt assay for Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm using microtiter plate method

P Sabaeifard, A Abdi-Ali, MR Soudi… - Journal of Microbiological …, 2014 - Elsevier
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the most important pathogenic bacteria related to biofilm
infections. Due to the biofilm multi-drug resistance, methods of biofilm formation …

Distribution of Candida albicans and non-albicans Candida species in oral candidiasis patients: Correlation between cell surface hydrophobicity and biofilm forming …

T Muadcheingka, P Tantivitayakul - Archives of oral biology, 2015 - Elsevier
Objectives The purposes of this investigation were to study the prevalence of Candida
albicans and non-albicans Candida (NAC) species from oral candidiasis patients and …

Antibiofilm potential of flavonoids extracted from Moringa oleifera seed coat against Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Candida albicans

JG Onsare, DS Arora - Journal of applied microbiology, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Aims The increased microbial drug resistance due to biofilms and the side effects associated
with the use of conventional drugs is still a major concern in the medical fraternity. This work …

Synergistic growth in bacteria depends on substrate complexity

YJ Deng, SY Wang - Journal of Microbiology, 2016 - Springer
Both positive and negative interactions among bacteria take place in the environment. We
hypothesize that the complexity of the substrate affects the way bacteria interact with greater …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of different pre-irradiation times on curcumin-mediated photodynamic therapy against planktonic cultures and biofilms of Candida spp

MC Andrade, APD Ribeiro, LN Dovigo, IL Brunetti… - Archives of oral …, 2013 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of pre-irradiation time (PIT)
on curcumin (Cur)-mediated photodynamic therapy (PDT) against planktonic and biofilm …

[HTML][HTML] Adherence in vitro of Candida albicans to plasma treated acrylic resin. Effect of plasma parameters, surface roughness and salivary pellicle

CA Zamperini, AL Machado, CE Vergani… - Archives of oral …, 2010 - Elsevier
The adhesion of Candida albicans to surfaces is the prerequisite for occurrence of denture
stomatitis. OBJECTIVE: Hence, this study investigated if surface modifications with plasma …

Role of matrix β-1, 3 glucan in antifungal resistance of non-albicans Candida biofilms

KF Mitchell, HT Taff, MA Cuevas… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2013 - Am Soc Microbiol
Candida biofilm infections pose an increasing threat in the health care setting due to the
drug resistance associated with this lifestyle. Several mechanisms underlie the resistance …