Action of Antimicrobial Peptides against Bacterial Biofilms

Nuclease activity gives an edge to host-defense peptide piscidin 3 over piscidin 1, rendering it more effective against persisters and biofilms

(2017) M. Daben J. Libardo et al.   FEBS Journal

Antimicrobial peptides as potential anti-biofilm agents against multidrug-resistant bacteria

(2017) Pooi Yin Chung et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY IMMUNOLOGY AND INFECTION

Targeting microbial biofilms: current and prospective therapeutic strategies

(2017) Hyun Koo et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Strategies for combating bacterial biofilms: A focus on anti-biofilm agents and their mechanisms of action

(2017) Ranita Roy et al.   Virulence

Anti-Biofilm Activity of a Self-Aggregating Peptide against Streptococcus mutans

(2017) Juliana M. Ansari et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

A Linear 19-Mer Plant Defensin-Derived Peptide Acts Synergistically with Caspofungin against Candida albicans Biofilms

(2017) Tanne L. Cools et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Synthetic Peptides to Target Stringent Response-Controlled Virulence in a Pseudomonas aeruginosa Murine Cutaneous Infection Model

(2017) Daniel Pletzer et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Combination Strategies to Enhance the Efficacy of Antimicrobial Peptides against Bacterial Biofilms

(2017) Lucia Grassi et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Natural antimicrobial peptide complexes in the fighting of antibiotic resistant biofilms: Calliphora vicina medicinal maggots

(2017) Natalia Gordya et al.   PLoS One

Searching for new strategies against biofilm infections: Colistin-AMP combinations against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus single- and double-species biofilms

(2017) Paula Jorge et al.   PLoS One

A Novel RNase 3/ECP Peptide for Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Eradication That Combines Antimicrobial, Lipopolysaccharide Binding, and Cell-Agglutinating Activities

(2016) David Pulido et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

In situ and real time investigation of the evolution of a Pseudomonas fluorescens nascent biofilm in the presence of an antimicrobial peptide

(2016) Fabienne Quilès et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES

Synthetic antibiofilm peptides

(2016) César de la Fuente-Núñez et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES

Antimicrobial peptides and their interaction with biofilms of medically relevant bacteria

(2016) Giovanna Batoni et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES

Anti-biofilm peptides as a new weapon in antimicrobial warfare

(2016) Daniel Pletzer et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN MICROBIOLOGY

Synergistic Antipseudomonal Effects of Synthetic Peptide AMP38 and Carbapenems

(2016) Héctor Rudilla et al.   MOLECULES

Antimicrobial Peptides: An Emerging Category of Therapeutic Agents

(2016) Margit Mahlapuu et al.   Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Optimising Antibiotic Usage to Treat Bacterial Infections

(2016) Iona K. Paterson et al.   Scientific Reports

Antibiofilm Peptides Increase the Susceptibility of Carbapenemase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Clinical Isolates to β-Lactam Antibiotics

(2015) Suzana Meira Ribeiro et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Mechanisms of biofilm inhibition and degradation by antimicrobial peptides

(2015) L. Segev-Zarko et al.   BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL

D-Enantiomeric Peptides that Eradicate Wild-Type and Multidrug-Resistant Biofilms and Protect against Lethal Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections

(2015) César de la Fuente-Núñez et al.   CHEMISTRY & BIOLOGY

ESCMID∗ guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of biofilm infections 2014

(2015) N. Høiby et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION

Evaluation of the antibacterial and antibiofilm activities of novel CRAMP–vancomycin conjugates with diverse linkers

(2015) Nigam M. Mishra et al.   ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY

A Broad-Spectrum Antibiofilm Peptide Enhances Antibiotic Action against Bacterial Biofilms

(2014) Fany Reffuveille et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Inhibitory effect of the human liver-derived antimicrobial peptide hepcidin 20 on biofilms of polysaccharide intercellular adhesin (PIA)-positive and PIA-negative strains ofStaphylococcus epidermidis

(2014) Franca Lisa Brancatisano et al.   BIOFOULING

Antimicrobial Peptides: Promising Compounds Against Pathogenic Microorganisms

(2014) J. Cruz et al.   CURRENT MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY

Eosinophil Granule Proteins: Form and Function

(2014) K. Ravi Acharya et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Microbial biofilm formation: a need to act

(2014) U. Römling et al.   JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

Bacterial adherence and biofilm formation on medical implants: A review

(2014) Suganthan Veerachamy et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS PART H-JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE

Broad-Spectrum Anti-biofilm Peptide That Targets a Cellular Stress Response

(2014) César de la Fuente-Núñez et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Antimicrobial Peptides: Their Role as Infection-Selective Tracers for Molecular Imaging

(2014) Thomas Ebenhan et al.   Biomed Research International

Effects of Bacteriocins on Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm

(2013) Ken-ichi Okuda et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Synergistic Effects and Antibiofilm Properties of Chimeric Peptides against Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Strains

(2013) Ramamourthy Gopal et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Esculentin(1-21), an amphibian skin membrane-active peptide with potent activity on both planktonic and biofilm cells of the bacterial pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa

(2013) Vincenzo Luca et al.   CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES

Bacterial biofilm development as a multicellular adaptation: antibiotic resistance and new therapeutic strategies

(2013) César de la Fuente-Núñez et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN MICROBIOLOGY

Biofilm infections, their resilience to therapy and innovative treatment strategies

(2013) U. Römling et al.   JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

Study of the effect of antimicrobial peptide mimic, CSA-13, on an established biofilm formed byPseudomonas aeruginosa

(2013) Carole Nagant et al.   MicrobiologyOpen

Inhibition of Bacterial Biofilm Formation and Swarming Motility by a Small Synthetic Cationic Peptide

(2012) César de la Fuente-Núñez et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Structural and functional studies on a proline-rich peptide isolated from swine saliva endowed with antifungal activity towards Cryptococcus neoformans

(2012) Stefania Conti et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES

New trends in peptide-based anti-biofilm strategies: a review of recent achievements and bioinformatic approaches

(2012) Paula Jorge et al.   BIOFOULING

Biofilm formation in Staphylococcus implant infections. A review of molecular mechanisms and implications for biofilm-resistant materials

(2012) Carla Renata Arciola et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Towards diagnostic guidelines for biofilm-associated infections

(2012) Luanne Hall-Stoodley et al.   FEMS IMMUNOLOGY AND MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Biofilm-specific antibiotic resistance

(2012) Thien-Fah Mah   Future Microbiology

Human β-defensin 3 inhibits antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus biofilm formation

(2012) Chen Zhu et al.   JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH

The Pel and Psl polysaccharides provide Pseudomonas aeruginosa structural redundancy within the biofilm matrix

(2011) Kelly M. Colvin et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

The Staphylococcus aureus Two-Component Regulatory System, GraRS, Senses and Confers Resistance to Selected Cationic Antimicrobial Peptides

(2011) Soo-Jin Yang et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Adaptive resistance to cationic compounds in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

(2011) Anna Skiada et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS

Antimicrobial Peptides: Successes, Challenges and Unanswered Questions

(2011) William C. Wimley et al.   JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE BIOLOGY

The clinical impact of bacterial biofilms

(2011) Niels Høiby et al.   International Journal of Oral Science

An Antimicrobial Peptide That Targets DNA Repair Intermediates In Vitro Inhibits Salmonella Growth within Murine Macrophages

(2010) L. Y. Su et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Structural determinants of host defense peptides for antimicrobial activity and target cell selectivity

(2010) Daisuke Takahashi et al.   BIOCHIMIE

Antibiotic resistance of bacterial biofilms

(2010) Niels Høiby et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS

The biofilm matrix

(2010) Hans-Curt Flemming et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Alpha-helical cationic antimicrobial peptides: relationships of structure and function

(2010) Yibing Huang et al.   Protein & Cell

Evolving concepts in biofilm infections

(2009) Luanne Hall-Stoodley et al.   CELLULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Anionic Antimicrobial Peptides from Eukaryotic Organisms

(2009) Frederick Harris et al.   CURRENT PROTEIN & PEPTIDE SCIENCE

Structure, function and contribution of polysaccharide intercellular adhesin (PIA) to Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm formation and pathogenesis of biomaterial-associated infections

(2009) Holger Rohde et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Cross-kingdom interactions:Candida albicansand bacteria

(2009) Mark E. Shirtliff et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS

(p)ppGpp: Still Magical?

(2008) Katarzyna Potrykus et al.   Annual Review of Microbiology

Medical biofilms

(2008) James D. Bryers   BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING

Human Host Defense Peptide LL-37 Prevents Bacterial Biofilm Formation

(2008) J. Overhage et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Tolerance to the antimicrobial peptide colistin in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms is linked to metabolically active cells, and depends on the pmr and mexAB-oprM genes

(2008) Sünje Johanna Pamp et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Biofilm Induced Tolerance towards Antimicrobial Peptides

(2008) Anders Folkesson et al.   PLoS One

Bacterial adhesion and biofilms on surfaces

(2008) Trevor Roger Garrett et al.   Progress in Natural Science-Materials International

Antimicrobial peptides and bacteriocins: alternatives to traditional antibiotics

(2008) Yongming Sang et al.   ANIMAL HEALTH RESEARCH REVIEWS