[HTML][HTML] Progress in alternative strategies to combat antimicrobial resistance: Focus on antibiotics

J Murugaiyan, PA Kumar, GS Rao, K Iskandar… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Antibiotic resistance, and, in a broader perspective, antimicrobial resistance (AMR),
continues to evolve and spread beyond all boundaries. As a result, infectious diseases have …

Engineered living materials for sustainability

B An, Y Wang, Y Huang, X Wang, Y Liu, D Xun… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Recent advances in synthetic biology and materials science have given rise to a new form of
materials, namely engineered living materials (ELMs), which are composed of living matter …

VFDB 2022: a general classification scheme for bacterial virulence factors

B Liu, D Zheng, S Zhou, L Chen… - Nucleic acids research, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The virulence factor database (VFDB, http://www. mgc. ac. cn/VFs/) is dedicated to
presenting a comprehensive knowledge base and a versatile analysis platform for bacterial …

[HTML][HTML] Biofilm patterns in gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria

R Ruhal, R Kataria - Microbiological Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria are attributable to matrix-enclosed
aggregates known as biofilms. Biofilms are root cause of industrial biofouling and …

Biofilm-mediated bioremediation is a powerful tool for the removal of environmental pollutants

S Mishra, Y Huang, J Li, X Wu, Z Zhou, Q Lei, P Bhatt… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Biofilm-mediated bioremediation is an attractive approach for the elimination of
environmental pollutants, because of its wide adaptability, biomass, and excellent capacity …

[HTML][HTML] Antibiotics versus biofilm: an emerging battleground in microbial communities

D Sharma, L Misba, AU Khan - Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection …, 2019 - Springer
Biofilm is a complex structure of microbiome having different bacterial colonies or single type
of cells in a group; adhere to the surface. These cells are embedded in extracellular …

The role of bacterial biofilm in antibiotic resistance and food contamination

GM Abebe - International journal of microbiology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Biofilm is a microbial association or community attached to different biotic or abiotic surfaces
or environments. These surface‐attached microbial communities can be found in food …

Implant infections: adhesion, biofilm formation and immune evasion

CR Arciola, D Campoccia, L Montanaro - Nature reviews microbiology, 2018 - nature.com
Medical device-associated infections account for a large proportion of hospital-acquired
infections. A variety of opportunistic pathogens can cause implant infections, depending on …

The antibacterial properties of phenolic isomers, carvacrol and thymol

K Kachur, Z Suntres - Critical reviews in food science and nutrition, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Most of the antibacterial activities of essential oils from the Lamiaceae herbaceous plant
family thyme and oregano are attributed to their bioactive isomeric monoterpenoid …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding bacterial biofilms: From definition to treatment strategies

A Zhao, J Sun, Y Liu - Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Bacterial biofilms are complex microbial communities encased in extracellular polymeric
substances. Their formation is a multi-step process. Biofilms are a significant problem in …