Biofilm formation and inhibition mediated by bacterial quorum sensing

Y Wang, Z Bian, Y Wang - Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2022 - Springer
As a complex microbial aggregate, biofilm is a group behavior of bacterial ability to adapt to
the environment. Bacteria produce biofilm substrates that enhance their tolerance to stress …

Alginate: Enhancement strategies for advanced applications

A Hurtado, AAA Aljabali, V Mishra… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Alginate is an excellent biodegradable and renewable material that is already used for a
broad range of industrial applications, including advanced fields, such as biomedicine and …

Critical review on biosurfactant analysis, purification and characterization using rhamnolipid as a model biosurfactant

SJ Varjani, VN Upasani - Bioresource technology, 2017 - Elsevier
Surfactants are one of the most versatile group of chemicals used in various industrial
processes. Their market is competitive, and manufacturers will have to expand surfactant …

Biofilm formation mechanisms and targets for developing antibiofilm agents

N Rabin, Y Zheng, C Opoku-Temeng, Y Du… - Future medicinal …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Biofilms are communities of microorganisms that are attached to a surface and play a
significant role in the persistence of bacterial infections. Bacteria within a biofilm are several …

Microbial pathogenesis in cystic fibrosis: mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Burkholderia cepacia

JR Govan, V Deretic - Microbiological reviews, 1996 - Am Soc Microbiol
Respiratory infections with Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Burkholderia cepacia play a
major role in the pathogenesis of cystic fibrosis (CF). This review summarizes the latest …

Biosynthesis of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Extracellular Polysaccharides, Alginate, Pel, and Psl

MJ Franklin, DE Nivens, JT Weadge… - Frontiers in …, 2011 - frontiersin.org
Pseudomonas aeruginosa thrives in many aqueous environments and is an opportunistic
pathogen that can cause both acute and chronic infections. Environmental conditions and …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa rhamnolipids: biosynthesis and potential applications

RM Maier, G Soberon-Chavez - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2000 - Springer
Pseudomonas aeruginosa produces and secretes rhamnose-containing glycolipid
biosurfactants called rhamnolipids. This review describes rhamnolipid biosynthesis and …

Production of rhamnolipids by Pseudomonas aeruginosa

G Soberón-Chávez, F Lépine, E Déziel - Applied microbiology and …, 2005 - Springer
Pseudomonas aeruginosa produces glycolipidic surface-active molecules (rhamnolipids)
which have potential biotechnological applications. Rhamnolipids are produced by P …

Lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

JD King, D Kocíncová, EL Westman… - Innate …, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
Pseudomonas aeruginosa causes serious nosocomial infections, and an important
virulence factor produced by this organism is lipopolysaccharide (LPS). This review …

Identification of psl, a Locus Encoding a Potential Exopolysaccharide That Is Essential for Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 Biofilm Formation

KD Jackson, M Starkey, S Kremer, MR Parsek… - 2004 - Am Soc Microbiol
Bacteria inhabiting biofilms usually produce one or more polysaccharides that provide a
hydrated scaffolding to stabilize and reinforce the structure of the biofilm, mediate cell-cell …