Studies on biofilm related infections are gaining prominence owing to their involvement in
majority of clinical infections. Biofilm, considered as a generic mechanism for survival used …

Amyloid fibrils are best known as a product of human and animal protein misfolding
disorders, where amyloid formation is associated with cytotoxicity and disease. It is now …

Biofilms are communities of bacteria that grow encased in an extracellular matrix that often
contains proteins. The spatial organization and the molecular interactions between matrix …

Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are emergent pathogens whose importance in human
health has been growing. After being regarded mainly as etiological agents of opportunist …

A number of non-tuberculous mycobacterium species are opportunistic pathogens and
ubiquitously form biofilms. These infections are often recalcitrant to treatment and require …

Biofilms are ubiquitous in the natural and man-made environment. They are defined as
microbes that are encapsulated in an extracellular, self-produced, biofilm matrix. Growing …

Bacterial biofilms can be found in most environments on our planet, and the human body is
no exception. Consisting of microbial cells encased in a matrix of extracellular polymers …

There is an urgent need to improve methods used to screen antituberculosis drugs. An in
vitro assay was developed to test drug treatment strategies that specifically target drug …

In critically ill patients, breathing is impaired and mechanical ventilation, using an
endotracheal tube (ET) connected to a ventilator, is necessary. Although mechanical …

Many bacteria produce cytolytic toxins that target host cells or other competing microbes. It is
well known that environmental factors control toxin expression, however, recent work …