Control of biofilm formation: antibiotics and beyond

A Algburi, N Comito, D Kashtanov… - Applied and …, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
Biofilm-associated bacteria are less sensitive to antibiotics than free-living (planktonic) cells.
Furthermore, with variations in the concentration of antibiotics throughout a biofilm, microbial …

Biofilm Matrix and Its Regulation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Q Wei, LZ Ma - International journal of molecular sciences, 2013 - mdpi.com
Biofilms are communities of microorganisms embedded in extracellular polymeric
substances (EPS) matrix. Bacteria in biofilms demonstrate distinct features from their free …

Plant Derived Natural Products against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus: Antibiofilm Activity and Molecular Mechanisms

F Guzzo, M Scognamiglio, A Fiorentino, E Buommino… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Bacteria are social organisms able to build complex structures, such as biofilms, that are
highly organized surface-associated communities of microorganisms, encased within a self …

Pseudomonas biofilms: possibilities of their control

J Masák, A Čejková, O Schreiberová… - FEMS microbiology …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Genus Pseudomonas includes a large number of species that can be encountered in
biotechnological processes as well as in the role of serious human or plant pathogens …

Effect of andrographolide and its analogs on bacterial infection: a review

L Zhang, M Bao, B Liu, H Zhao, Y Zhang, XY Ji, N Zhao… - Pharmacology, 2020 - karger.com
Bacterial infections remain the leading cause of death in children, the elderly, and
immunocompromised patients. Andrographolide (AG), the main active component of the …

Quorum sensing inhibition in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms: new insights through network mining

M Pérez-Pérez, P Jorge, G Pérez Rodríguez… - Biofouling, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Quorum sensing plays a pivotal role in Pseudomonas aeruginosa's virulence. This paper
reviews experimental results on antimicrobial strategies based on quorum sensing inhibition …

[PDF][PDF] Antibiotic resistance: a" dark side" of biofilm‑associated chronic infections

J Marcinkiewicz, M Strus, E Pasich - Polskie Archiwum Medycyny …, 2013 - ruj.uj.edu.pl
Bacteria may exist in nature in a planktonic form or in biofilms that allow bacteria to survive
in an un‑friendly microenvironment. Biofilm is a structured community of bacteria hidden in a …

Efficacy and mechanism of actions of natural antimicrobial drugs

L Ye, J Zhang, W Xiao, S Liu - Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2020 - Elsevier
Microbial infections have significantly increased over the last decades, and the mortality
rates remain unacceptably high. The emergence of new resistance patterns and the spread …

Modulation of quorum sensing and biofilms in less investigated gram-negative ESKAPE pathogens

V Lazar, AM Holban, C Curutiu… - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Pathogenic bacteria have the ability to sense their versatile environment and adapt by
behavioral changes both to the external reservoirs and the infected host, which, in response …

Synergistic Effect of Plant Compounds in Combination with Conventional Antimicrobials against Biofilm of Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and …

G Bonincontro, SA Scuderi, A Marino, G Simonetti - Pharmaceuticals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Bacterial and fungal biofilm has increased antibiotic resistance and plays an essential role
in many persistent diseases. Biofilm-associated chronic infections are difficult to treat and …