Bacteria Living in Biofilms in Fluids: Could Chemical Antibiofilm Pretreatment of Culture Represent a Paradigm Shift in Diagnostics?

L Drago, A Fidanza, A Giannetti, A Ciuffoletti… - Microorganisms, 2024 - mdpi.com
Biofilms are multicellular aggregates of bacteria immersed in an extracellular matrix that
forms on various surfaces, including biological tissues and artificial surfaces. However, more …

Bacillus cereus containing nheA, hblC and cytk enterotoxin genes is associated with acute childhood gastroenteritis in Nigeria

EE David, IO Igwenyi, IR Iroha, LF Martins… - Indian Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
a bstract Bacillus cereus is rarely implicated when diarrheal cases in children are diagnosed
in developing countries due to the lack of molecular methods to identify its enterotoxigenic …

Prevalence and Antibiotic Resistance Patterns of Biofilm-producing Escherichia coli Strains from Water Sources Around Major Slum in Port Harcourt City, Nigeria

K LB, O DN, W SA, W JO, D IS - International Journal of Pathogen …, 2023 - go7publish.com
Slum is characterized by uncontrollable development around urban areas, with huge
settlements from migrants from the rural areas for greener pastures. This situation is …

[PDF][PDF] Potential of biofilm producing bacteria in remediation of crude oil polluted soil

D SI, LP Peekate, OA Aleruchi - netjournals.org
Bioremediation is an environmentally friendly approach to remediate polluted environments.
This study aimed to evaluate the potential of biofilm-producing bacteria for the remediation …