Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms

MTT Thi, D Wibowo, BHA Rehm - International journal of molecular …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic human pathogen causing devastating acute
and chronic infections in individuals with compromised immune systems. Its highly notorious …

Regulation of Biofilm Exopolysaccharide Biosynthesis and Degradation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

LZ Ma, D Wang, Y Liu, Z Zhang… - Annual review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Microbial communities enmeshed in a matrix of macromolecules, termed as biofilms, are the
natural setting of bacteria. Exopolysaccharide is a critical matrix component of biofilms …

Genetic regulation, biosynthesis and applications of extracellular polysaccharides of the biofilm matrix of bacteria

S Das - Carbohydrate polymers, 2022 - Elsevier
Bacterial biofilm formation is dependent mainly on the decision-making process of the two
key factors of the gene regulatory network, namely the Quorum Sensing (QS) system and bis …

Mechanisms Underlying Vibrio cholerae Biofilm Formation and Dispersion

JK Teschler, CD Nadell, K Drescher… - Annual Review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Biofilms are a widely observed growth mode in which microbial communities are spatially
structured and embedded in a polymeric extracellular matrix. Here, we focus on the model …

Bacterial quorum sensing and microbial community interactions

RG Abisado, S Benomar, JR Klaus, AA Dandekar… - MBio, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
Many bacteria use a cell-cell communication system called quorum sensing to coordinate
population density-dependent changes in behavior. Quorum sensing involves production of …

The peculiar functions of the bacterial extracellular matrix

A Dragoš, ÁT Kovács - Trends in microbiology, 2017 - cell.com
A biofilm is a common life form where bacterial cells crowd together surrounded by an
extracellular matrix (ECM). Traditionally, the ECM is considered as a structural material that …

Inhibiting bacterial cooperation is an evolutionarily robust anti-biofilm strategy

L Dieltjens, K Appermans, M Lissens, B Lories… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Bacteria commonly form dense biofilms encased in extracellular polymeric substances
(EPS). Biofilms are often extremely tolerant to antimicrobials but their reliance on shared …

Neutrophil extracellular traps confine Pseudomonas aeruginosa ocular biofilms and restrict brain invasion

A Thanabalasuriar, BNV Scott, M Peiseler, ME Willson… - Cell host & …, 2019 - cell.com
Bacterial biofilm infections are difficult to eradicate because of antibiotic insusceptibility and
high recurrence rates. Biofilm formation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a leading cause of …

Bacterial community interactions during chronic respiratory disease

AL Welp, JM Bomberger - Frontiers in cellular and infection …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Chronic respiratory diseases including chronic rhinosinusitis, otitis media, asthma, cystic
fibrosis, non-CF bronchiectasis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are a major …

The use of bacterial polysaccharides in bioprinting

RR McCarthy, MW Ullah, P Booth, E Pei, G Yang - Biotechnology advances, 2019 - Elsevier
Additive manufacturing or 3D printing has spearheaded a revolution in the biomedical sector
allowing the rapid prototyping of medical devices. The recent advancements in bioprinting …