Biofilm Formation by Pathogenic Bacteria: Applying a Staphylococcus aureus Model to Appraise Potential Targets for Therapeutic Intervention

Microbial Biofilms: Structural Plasticity and Emerging Properties

(2022) Arnaud Bridier et al.   Microorganisms

Challenges of antibiotic resistance biofilms and potential combating strategies: a review

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Smart Nanomaterials for Treatment of Biofilm in Orthopedic Implants

(2021) Qimin Hong et al.   Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology

Near-Infrared Light-Activated Phototherapy by Gold Nanoclusters for Dispersing Biofilms

(2020) Yangzhouyun Xie et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Antibacterial Liquid Metals: Biofilm Treatment via Magnetic Activation

(2020) Aaron Elbourne et al.   ACS Nano

Ag Nanoparticles Cluster with pH‐Triggered Reassembly in Targeting Antimicrobial Applications

(2020) Xianli Xie et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

One-pot fabrication of multifunctional catechin@ZIF-L nanocomposite: Assessment of antibiofilm, larvicidal and photocatalytic activities

(2020) Prabhu Raju et al.   JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY

The Battle of Probiotics and Their Derivatives Against Biofilms

(2020) Abolfazl Barzegari et al.   Infection and Drug Resistance

Combinatorial effects of antibiotics and enzymes against dual-species Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms in the wound-like medium

(2020) Rima Fanaei Pirlar et al.   PLoS One

Phages for Biofilm Removal

(2020) Celia Ferriol-González et al.   Antibiotics-Basel

Rhamnolipids and surfactin inhibit the growth or formation of oral bacterial biofilm

(2020) Ryota Yamasaki et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

Photodynamic therapy to control microbial biofilms

(2020) Anjali Warrier et al.   Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy

Fighting Staphylococcus aureus Biofilms with Monoclonal Antibodies

(2019) Dina Raafat et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Synergistic in vitro effects of indocyanine green and ethylenediamine tetraacetate-mediated antimicrobial photodynamic therapy combined with antibiotics for resistant bacterial biofilms in diabetic foot infection

(2019) Xuemei Li et al.   Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy

Enzyme responsive copolymer micelles enhance the anti-biofilm efficacy of the antiseptic chlorhexidine

(2019) Yassamin N. Albayaty et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICS

Targeted laser therapy synergistically enhances efficacy of antibiotics against multi-drug resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms

(2019) Dickson K. Kirui et al.   Nanomedicine-Nanotechnology Biology and Medicine

Tolerance and Resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms to Antimicrobial Agents—How P. aeruginosa Can Escape Antibiotics

(2019) Oana Ciofu et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus from Patients Hospitalized during 2015 - 2017 in Hospitals in Poland

(2019) Barbara Kot et al.   MEDICAL PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE

Rhamnolipid nanoparticles for in vivo drug delivery and photodynamic therapy

(2019) Gawon Yi et al.   Nanomedicine-Nanotechnology Biology and Medicine

MBEC Versus MBIC: the Lack of Differentiation between Biofilm Reducing and Inhibitory Effects as a Current Problem in Biofilm Methodology

(2019) Lara Thieme et al.   BIOLOGICAL PROCEDURES ONLINE

Novel magnetic nanocomposites combining selenium and iron oxide with excellent anti-biofilm properties

(2019) Shan Li et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE

Enzymatic Degradation of Biofilm by Metalloprotease From Microbacterium sp. SKS10

(2019) Sandeep Kaur Saggu et al.   Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology

Effective removal of staphylococcal biofilms on various food contact surfaces by Staphylococcus aureus phage endolysin LysCSA13

(2019) Yoyeon Cha et al.   FOOD MICROBIOLOGY

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis isolates with reduced vancomycin susceptibility from bloodstream infections in a neonatal intensive care unit

(2019) Patricia Borges Peixoto et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Cytotoxicity-Related Bioeffects Induced by Nanoparticles: The Role of Surface Chemistry

(2019) Hainan Sun et al.   Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology

Coumarin: a novel player in microbial quorum sensing and biofilm formation inhibition

(2018) F. Jerry Reen et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Should standardized susceptibility testing for microbial biofilms be introduced in clinical practice?

(2018) T. Coenye et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION

Effect of nano packaging on preservation quality of Nanjing 9108 rice variety at high temperature and humidity

(2018) Fan Wang et al.   FOOD CHEMISTRY

Bacterial biofilm and associated infections

(2018) Muhsin Jamal et al.   Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Broad impact of extracellular DNA on biofilm formation by clinically isolated Methicillin-resistant and -sensitive strains of Staphylococcus aureus

(2018) Shinya Sugimoto et al.   Scientific Reports

Suppression of Staphylococcus aureus biofilm formation and virulence by a benzimidazole derivative, UM-C162

(2018) Cin Kong et al.   Scientific Reports

Use of design of experiments to optimize the production of microbial probiotic biofilms

(2018) Barbara Speranza et al.   PeerJ

Bacteriophage Sb-1 enhances antibiotic activity against biofilm, degrades exopolysaccharide matrix and targets persisters of Staphylococcus aureus

(2018) Tamta Tkhilaishvili et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS

The effects of a probiotic milk drink on bacterial composition in the supra- and subgingival biofilm: a pilot study

(2018) A. Becirovic et al.   Beneficial Microbes

An update on recent developments in the prevention and treatment of Staphylococcus aureus biofilms

(2018) Maneesha K. Suresh et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Action of Antimicrobial Peptides against Bacterial Biofilms

(2018) Muhammad Yasir et al.   Materials

Biofilm Producing Clinical Staphylococcus aureus Isolates Augmented Prevalence of Antibiotic Resistant Cases in Tertiary Care Hospitals of Nepal

(2018) Sarita Manandhar et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Effect of stable antimicrobial nano-silver packaging on inhibiting mildew and in storage of rice

(2017) Li Li et al.   FOOD CHEMISTRY

Laser-Generated Shockwaves as a Treatment to Reduce Bacterial Load and Disrupt Biofilm

(2017) Nathan Craig Francis et al.   IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Disruption of Staphylococcus aureus biofilms using rhamnolipid biosurfactants

(2017) S.S. e Silva et al.   JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE

Antibiotic susceptibility of planktonic- and biofilm-grown staphylococci isolated from implant-associated infections: should MBEC and nature of biofilm formation replace MIC?

(2017) Aaron J Brady et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Staphylococcus aureus biofilm: a complex developmental organism

(2017) Derek E. Moormeier et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Identification and Characterization of Dpo42, a Novel Depolymerase Derived from the Escherichia coli Phage vB_EcoM_ECOO78

(2017) Zhimin Guo et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Csl2, a novel chimeric bacteriophage lysin to fight infections caused by Streptococcus suis, an emerging zoonotic pathogen

(2017) Roberto Vázquez et al.   Scientific Reports

Effect of biosurfactants on Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus biofilms in a BioFlux channel

(2016) M. A. Diaz De Rienzo et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Effect of a genetically engineered bacteriophage on Enterococcus faecalis biofilms

(2016) Justine Monnerat Tinoco et al.   ARCHIVES OF ORAL BIOLOGY

Synthetic antibiofilm peptides

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

Anin vitrostudy on disinfection of titanium surfaces

(2016) Arifo Widodo et al.   CLINICAL ORAL IMPLANTS RESEARCH

Effect of Mono and Di-rhamnolipids on Biofilms Pre-formed by Bacillus subtilis BBK006

(2016) Mayri A. Díaz De Rienzo et al.   CURRENT MICROBIOLOGY

Biofilms of Lactobacillus plantarum and Lactobacillus fermentum: Effect on stress responses, antagonistic effects on pathogen growth and immunomodulatory properties

(2016) Nabil Aoudia et al.   FOOD MICROBIOLOGY

Hyaluronan Modulation Impacts Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm Infection

(2016) Carolyn B. Ibberson et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Pseudomonas aeruginosabiofilm disruption using microbial surfactants

(2016) M.A. Díaz De Rienzo et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Impact of Environmental Cues on Staphylococcal Quorum Sensing and Biofilm Development

(2016) Jeffrey S. Kavanaugh et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Vancomycin displays time-dependent eradication of matureStaphylococcus aureusbiofilms

(2016) Virginia Post et al.   JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH

Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy ofS. mutansbiofilms attached to relevant dental materials

(2016) Michelle L. Zoccolillo et al.   LASERS IN SURGERY AND MEDICINE

Probiotics, gut microbiota, and their influence on host health and disease

(2016) Borja Sánchez et al.   MOLECULAR NUTRITION & FOOD RESEARCH

New Perspectives on the Use of Phytochemicals as an Emergent Strategy to Control Bacterial Infections Including Biofilms

(2016) Anabela Borges et al.   MOLECULES

Biofilms: an emergent form of bacterial life

(2016) Hans-Curt Flemming et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Evolutionary Rationale for Phages as Complements of Antibiotics

(2016) Clara Torres-Barceló et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Biofilm control with natural and genetically-modified phages

(2016) Amir Mohaghegh Motlagh et al.   WORLD JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY

Biocontrol and Rapid Detection of Food-Borne Pathogens Using Bacteriophages and Endolysins

(2016) Jaewoo Bai et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Antibiotic susceptibility amongStaphylococcus epidermidisisolated from prosthetic joint infections, with focus on doxycycline

(2015) Tarza Hamad et al.   APMIS

Biofilm, pathogenesis and prevention—a journey to break the wall: a review

(2015) Priya Gupta et al.   ARCHIVES OF MICROBIOLOGY

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

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

Staphylococcus aureus Infections: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, Clinical Manifestations, and Management

(2015) Steven Y. C. Tong et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS

Low-level laser therapy as an antimicrobial and antibiofilm technology and its relevance to wound healing

(2015) Steven L Percival et al.   Future Microbiology

Role of the Pre-neck Appendage Protein (Dpo7) from Phage vB_SepiS-phiIPLA7 as an Anti-biofilm Agent in Staphylococcal Species

(2015) Diana Gutiérrez et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Nanomaterials for the Treatment of Bacterial Biofilms

(2015) Li-Sheng Wang et al.   ACS Infectious Diseases

LL-37-Derived Peptides Eradicate Multidrug-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus from Thermally Wounded Human Skin Equivalents

(2014) Elisabeth M. Haisma et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Antibiotic-Loaded Synthetic Calcium Sulfate Beads for Prevention of Bacterial Colonization and Biofilm Formation in Periprosthetic Infections

(2014) R. P. Howlin et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Microbial biofilms: biosurfactants as antibiofilm agents

(2014) Ibrahim M. Banat et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Where does a Staphylococcus aureus vaccine stand?

(2014) V.G. Fowler et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION

Stress responses go three dimensional - the spatial order of physiological differentiation in bacterial macrocolony biofilms

(2014) Diego O. Serra et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Biofilms in periprosthetic orthopedic infections

(2014) Stephen J McConoughey et al.   Future Microbiology

Antibodies to PhnD Inhibit Staphylococcal Biofilms

(2014) Hubert Lam et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Cationic Antimicrobial Peptides Cytotoxicity on Mammalian Cells: An Analysis Using Therapeutic Index Integrative Concept

(2014) M. Bacalum et al.   International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics

Antibiotic resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms: Towards the development of novel anti-biofilm therapies

(2014) Patrick K. Taylor et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

Biofilm-Related Infections: Bridging the Gap between Clinical Management and Fundamental Aspects of Recalcitrance toward Antibiotics

(2014) D. Lebeaux et al.   MICROBIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REVIEWS

Models matter: the search for an effective Staphylococcus aureus vaccine

(2014) Wilmara Salgado-Pabón et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Effective Removal of Staphylococcal Biofilms by the Endolysin LysH5

(2014) Diana Gutiérrez et al.   PLoS One

Effect of Bacteriophage Infection in Combination with Tobramycin on the Emergence of Resistance in Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms

(2014) Lindsey Coulter et al.   Viruses-Basel

Bacterial Biofilms on Implanted Suture Material Are a Cause of Surgical Site Infection

(2014) Sandeep Kathju et al.   Surgical Infections

Phase Variation of Poly-N-Acetylglucosamine Expression in Staphylococcus aureus

(2014) Jamie L. Brooks et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Protein-based biofilm matrices in Staphylococci

(2014) Pietro Speziale et al.   Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Staphylococcus aureus biofilms: recent developments in biofilm dispersal

(2014) Jessica L. Lister et al.   Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Use of Microfluidic Technology To Analyze Gene Expression during Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm Formation Reveals Distinct Physiological Niches

(2013) Derek E. Moormeier et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Biofilm-associated infections: antibiotic resistance and novel therapeutic strategies

(2013) Fengjun Sun et al.   Future Microbiology

Staphylococcus aureus virulence factors in evasion from innate immune defenses in human and animal diseases

(2013) Alfonso Zecconi et al.   IMMUNOLOGY LETTERS

Photodynamic Therapy to Treat Periimplantitis

(2013) Gian Paolo Bombeccari et al.   Implant Dentistry

Novel Strategies for the Prevention and Treatment of Biofilm Related Infections

(2013) Meng Chen et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Effect of an Investigational Vaccine for Preventing Staphylococcus aureus Infections After Cardiothoracic Surgery

(2013) Vance G. Fowler et al.   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Pulse Lavage is Inadequate at Removal of Biofilm from the Surface of Total Knee Arthroplasty Materials

(2013) Kenneth L. Urish et al.   JOURNAL OF ARTHROPLASTY

Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms in Disease

(2013) Lawrence R. Mulcahy et al.   MICROBIAL ECOLOGY

Phenol-soluble modulins and staphylococcal infection

(2013) Andreas Peschel et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Sticking together: building a biofilm the Bacillus subtilis way

(2013) Hera Vlamakis et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Adhesion, invasion and evasion: the many functions of the surface proteins of Staphylococcus aureus

(2013) Timothy J. Foster et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Prevalence of Biofilm Formation Among Methicillin Resistance Staphylococcus aureus Isolated From Nasal Carriers

(2013) Maryam Rezaei et al.   Jundishapur Journal of Microbiology

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

Identification of Peptides Derived from the Human Antimicrobial Peptide LL-37 Active against Biofilms Formed by Pseudomonas aeruginosa Using a Library of Truncated Fragments

(2012) C. Nagant et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

In VitroActivities of Antibiotics and Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides Alone and in Combination against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Biofilms

(2012) Emel Mataraci et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Resolving Biofilm Infections: Current Therapy and Drug Discovery Strategies

(2012) Max V. Ranall et al.   CURRENT DRUG TARGETS

How Staphylococcus aureus biofilms develop their characteristic structure

(2012) S. Periasamy et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

What does it take to stick around?

(2012) Maria Hadjifrangiskou et al.   Virulence

How Do Bacteria Know They Are on a Surface and Regulate Their Response to an Adhering State?

(2012) Henk J. Busscher et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Methicillin Resistance Alters the Biofilm Phenotype and Attenuates Virulence in Staphylococcus aureus Device-Associated Infections

(2012) Clarissa Pozzi et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamics of Colistin and Imipenem on Mucoid and Nonmucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms

(2011) Wang Hengzhuang et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Recent advances in the treatment of Pseudomonas aeruginosainfections in cystic fibrosis

(2011) Niels Høiby   BMC Medicine

Streptococcus mutans et les streptocoques buccaux dans la plaque dentaire

(2011) Guillaume G. Nicolas et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY

Small colony variants of Staphylococcus aureus — review

(2011) O. Melter et al.   FOLIA MICROBIOLOGICA

Recombinant human DNase I decreases biofilm and increases antimicrobial susceptibility in staphylococci

(2011) Jeffrey B Kaplan et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIBIOTICS

Characterization of the staphylococcal bacteriophage lysin CHAPK

(2011) M. Fenton et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

High vancomycin resistance among biofilms produced by Staphylococcus species isolated from central venous catheters

(2011) Ana Lúcia Souza Antunes et al.   MEMORIAS DO INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ

Nuclease Modulates Biofilm Formation in Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

(2011) Megan R. Kiedrowski et al.   PLoS One

Development of a vaccine against Staphylococcus aureus

(2011) Brad Spellberg et al.   Seminars in Immunopathology

The clinical impact of bacterial biofilms

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

Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy treatment of chronic recurrent sinusitis biofilms

(2011) Merrill A. Biel et al.   International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology

Susceptibility of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm to Alpha-Helical Peptides: D-enantiomer of LL-37

(2011) Scott N. Dean et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Persister Cells

(2010) Kim Lewis   Annual Review of Microbiology

Treatment with Linezolid or Vancomycin in Combination with Rifampin Is Effective in an Animal Model of Methicillin-ResistantStaphylococcus aureusForeign Body Osteomyelitis

(2010) Paschalis Vergidis et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Application of a feasible method for determination of biofilm antimicrobial susceptibility in staphylococci

(2010) ANA LÚCIA SOUZA ANTUNES et al.   APMIS

Diffusion properties of bacteriophages through agarose gel membrane

(2010) Jun Hu et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY PROGRESS

Peptide Signaling in the Staphylococci

(2010) Matthew Thoendel et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Reduced Vancomycin Susceptibility in Staphylococcus aureus, Including Vancomycin-Intermediate and Heterogeneous Vancomycin-Intermediate Strains: Resistance Mechanisms, Laboratory Detection, and Clinical Implications

(2010) B. P. Howden et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS

Therapeutical use of probiotic formulations in clinical practice

(2010) T. Iannitti et al.   CLINICAL NUTRITION

Novel targeted immunotherapy approaches for staphylococcal infection

(2010) Michael Otto   EXPERT OPINION ON BIOLOGICAL THERAPY

Biofilms in chronic infections – a matter of opportunity – monospecies biofilms in multispecies infections

(2010) Mette Burmølle et al.   FEMS IMMUNOLOGY AND MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Tigecycline inhibition of a mature biofilm in clinical isolates ofStaphylococcus aureus: comparison with other drugs: Table 1

(2010) Viviana Cafiso et al.   FEMS IMMUNOLOGY AND MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Vaccine development inStaphylococcus aureus: taking the biofilm phenotype into consideration

(2010) Janette M. Harro et al.   FEMS IMMUNOLOGY AND MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Sulfhydryl compounds reduce Staphylococcus aureus biofilm formation by inhibiting PIA biosynthesis

(2010) Xiaoqian Wu et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS

Pseudomonas aeruginosabiofilms in cystic fibrosis

(2010) Niels Høiby et al.   Future Microbiology

Densely adherent growth mode, rather than extracellular polymer substance matrix build-up ability, contributes to high resistance of Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms to antibiotics

(2010) Y. Qu et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Assessment of in vitro biofilm formation by Helicobacter pylori

(2010) Hideo Yonezawa et al.   JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY

A review of current and emergent biofilm control strategies

(2010) Manuel Simões et al.   LWT-FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

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

The epidemiology of urinary tract infection

(2010) Betsy Foxman   Nature Reviews Urology

Nanomaterial cytotoxicity is composition, size, and cell type dependent

(2010) Syed K Sohaebuddin et al.   Particle and Fibre Toxicology

Inactivation of the rhlA gene in Pseudomonas aeruginosa prevents rhamnolipid production, disabling the protection against polymorphonuclear leukocytes

(2009) MARIA VAN GENNIP et al.   APMIS

Surface proteins that promote adherence of Staphylococcus aureus to human desquamated nasal epithelial cells

(2009) Rebecca M Corrigan et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

Staphylococcus epidermidis — the 'accidental' pathogen

(2009) Michael Otto   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Modulation of eDNA Release and Degradation Affects Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm Maturation

(2009) Ethan E. Mann et al.   PLoS One

Assembly and Development of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Matrix

(2009) Luyan Ma et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Two thermostable nucleases coexisted inStaphylococcus aureus: evidence from mutagenesis andin vitroexpression

(2008) Junni Tang et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS

Comparison of biofilm-associated cell survival following in vitro exposure of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus biofilms to the antibiotics clindamycin, daptomycin, linezolid, tigecycline and vancomycin

(2008) Karen Smith et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS

RNAIII-Independent Target Gene Control by the agr Quorum-Sensing System: Insight into the Evolution of Virulence Regulation in Staphylococcus aureus

(2008) Shu Y. Queck et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

Physiological heterogeneity in biofilms

(2008) Philip S. Stewart et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Extracellular DNA Chelates Cations and Induces Antibiotic Resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms

(2008) Heidi Mulcahy et al.   PLoS Pathogens

agr-Mediated Dispersal of Staphylococcus aureus Biofilms

(2008) Blaise R. Boles et al.   PLoS Pathogens