Gradients and consequences of heterogeneity in biofilms

J Jo, A Price-Whelan, LEP Dietrich - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2022 - nature.com
Historically, appreciation for the roles of resource gradients in biology has fluctuated
inversely to the popularity of genetic mechanisms. Nevertheless, in microbiology specifically …

[HTML][HTML] Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms and their partners in crime

M del Mar Cendra, E Torrents - Biotechnology advances, 2021 - Elsevier
Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms and the capacity of the bacterium to coexist and interact
with a broad range of microorganisms have a substantial clinical impact. This review focuses …

Burns and biofilms: priority pathogens and in vivo models

E Maslova, L Eisaiankhongi, F Sjöberg… - npj Biofilms and …, 2021 - nature.com
Burn wounds can create significant damage to human skin, compromising one of the key
barriers to infection. The leading cause of death among burn wound patients is infection …

How Bacterial Adaptation to Cystic Fibrosis Environment Shapes Interactions Between Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus

L Camus, P Briaud, F Vandenesch… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus are the two most prevalent bacteria
species in the lungs of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients and are associated with poor clinical …

Bacterial interactions in the context of chronic wound biofilm: a review

BARN Durand, C Pouget, C Magnan, V Molle… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Chronic wounds, defined by their resistance to care after four weeks, are a major concern,
affecting millions of patients every year. They can be divided into three types of lesions …

Anaerobic thiosulfate oxidation by the Roseobacter group is prevalent in marine biofilms

W Ding, S Wang, P Qin, S Fan, X Su, P Cai, J Lu… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Thiosulfate oxidation by microbes has a major impact on global sulfur cycling. Here, we
provide evidence that bacteria within various Roseobacter lineages are important for …

Membrane vesicle production as a bacterial defense against stress

N Mozaheb, MP Mingeot-Leclercq - Frontiers in microbiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Membrane vesicles are the nano-sized vesicles originating from membranes. The
production of membrane vesicles is a common feature among bacteria. Depending on the …

Valorisation of the Invasive Macroalgae Undaria pinnatifida (Harvey) Suringar for the Green Synthesis of Gold and Silver Nanoparticles with Antimicrobial and …

N González-Ballesteros, M Fernandes, R Machado… - Marine Drugs, 2023 - mdpi.com
Bacterial and fungal infections are a challenging global problem due to the reported
increasing resistance of pathogenic microorganisms to conventional antimicrobials …

Friends or enemies? The complicated relationship between Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus

DBY Yung, KJ Sircombe, D Pletzer - Molecular Microbiology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Pa) and Staphylococcus aureus (Sa) are opportunistic
pathogens that are most commonly co‐isolated from chronic wounds and the sputum of …

A new BiofilmChip device for testing biofilm formation and antibiotic susceptibility

N Blanco-Cabra, MJ López-Martínez… - npj Biofilms and …, 2021 - nature.com
Currently, three major circumstances threaten the management of bacterial infections:
increasing antimicrobial resistance, expansion of chronic biofilm-associated infections, and …