Strategy to combat biofilms: a focus on biofilm dispersal enzymes

S Wang, Y Zhao, AP Breslawec, T Liang… - npj Biofilms and …, 2023 - nature.com
Bacterial biofilms, which consist of three-dimensional extracellular polymeric substance
(EPS), not only function as signaling networks, provide nutritional support, and facilitate …

Towards sustainable Cleaning‐in‐Place (CIP) in dairy processing: exploring enzyme‐based approaches to cleaning in the Cheese industry

KJ Pant, PD Cotter, MG Wilkinson… - … Reviews in Food …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Cleaning‐in‐place (CIP) is the most commonly used cleaning and sanitation
system for processing lines, equipment, and storage facilities such as milk silos in the global …

Biofilms in chronic wound infections: innovative antimicrobial approaches using the in vitro Lubbock chronic wound biofilm model

F Diban, S Di Lodovico, P Di Fermo, S D'Ercole… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Chronic wounds have harmful effects on both patients and healthcare systems. Wound
chronicity is attributed to an impaired healing process due to several host and local factors …

Advances in the sensing and treatment of wound biofilms

S Darvishi, S Tavakoli, M Kharaziha… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Wound biofilms represent a particularly challenging problem in modern medicine. They are
increasingly antibiotic resistant and can prevent the healing of chronic wounds. However …

Enzymatic dispersion of biofilms: An emerging biocatalytic avenue to combat biofilm-mediated microbial infections

R Ramakrishnan, AK Singh, S Singh… - Journal of Biological …, 2022 - ASBMB
Drug resistance by pathogenic microbes has emerged as a matter of great concern to
mankind. Microorganisms such as bacteria and fungi employ multiple defense mechanisms …

Promising strategies to control persistent enemies: Some new technologies to combat biofilm in the food industry—A review

SIU Mevo, M Ashrafudoulla… - … Reviews in Food …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Biofilm is an advanced form of protection that allows bacterial cells to withstand adverse
environmental conditions. The complex structure of biofilm results from genetic‐related …

Biofilm Formation by Pathogenic Bacteria: Applying a Staphylococcus aureus Model to Appraise Potential Targets for Therapeutic Intervention

Z Sedarat, AW Taylor-Robinson - Pathogens, 2022 - mdpi.com
Carried in the nasal passages by up to 30% of humans, Staphylococcus aureus is
recognized to be a successful opportunistic pathogen. It is a frequent cause of infections of …

We are one: multispecies metabolism of a biofilm consortium and their treatment strategies

RV Joshi, C Gunawan, R Mann - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The ecological and medical significance of bacterial biofilms have been well recognized.
Biofilms are harder to control than their planktonic free-living counterparts and quite recently …

In vitro activities of cellulase and ceftazidime, alone and in combination against Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms

E Kamali, A Jamali, A Izanloo, A Ardebili - BMC microbiology, 2021 - Springer
Background Biofilms are a main pathogenicity feature of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and has
a significant role in antibiotic resistance and persistent infections in humans. We …

[HTML][HTML] Smart delivery systems for microbial biofilm therapy: dissecting design, drug release and toxicological features

A Sousa, AN Phung, N Škalko-Basnet… - Journal of Controlled …, 2023 - Elsevier
Bacterial biofilms are highly protected surface attached communities of bacteria that typically
cause chronic infections. To address their recalcitrance to antibiotics and minimise side …