Strategies for combating persister cell and biofilm infections

DNA-crosslinker cisplatin eradicates bacterial persister cells

(2016) Nityananda Chowdhury et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING

Persister formation in Staphylococcus aureus is associated with ATP depletion

(2016) Brian P. Conlon et al.   Nature Microbiology

Exopolysaccharide biosynthetic glycoside hydrolases can be utilized to disrupt and prevent Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms

(2016) P. Baker et al.   Science Advances

Halogenated Phenazines that Potently Eradicate Biofilms, MRSA Persister Cells in Non-Biofilm Cultures, andMycobacterium tuberculosis

(2015) Aaron T. Garrison et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

PslG, a self-produced glycosyl hydrolase, triggers biofilm disassembly by disrupting exopolysaccharide matrix

(2015) Shan Yu et al.   CELL RESEARCH

Combatting bacterial infections by killing persister cells with mitomycin C

(2015) Brian W. Kwan et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Pel is a cationic exopolysaccharide that cross-links extracellular DNA in thePseudomonas aeruginosabiofilm matrix

(2015) Laura K. Jennings et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Drug Combinations against Borrelia burgdorferi Persisters In Vitro: Eradication Achieved by Using Daptomycin, Cefoperazone and Doxycycline

(2015) Jie Feng et al.   PLoS One

The Fatty Acid Signaling Moleculecis-2-Decenoic Acid Increases Metabolic Activity and Reverts Persister Cells to an Antimicrobial-Susceptible State

(2014) Cláudia N. H. Marques et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Staphylococcus aureus biofilms: recent developments in biofilm dispersal

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

Arrested Protein Synthesis Increases Persister-Like Cell Formation

(2013) Brian W. Kwan et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Activated ClpP kills persisters and eradicates a chronic biofilm infection

(2013) B. P. Conlon et al.   NATURE

Quorum quenching quandary: resistance to antivirulence compounds

(2011) Toshinari Maeda et al.   ISME Journal

Metabolite-enabled eradication of bacterial persisters by aminoglycosides

(2011) Kyle R. Allison et al.   NATURE

The Role of Biofilms: Are We Hitting the Right Target?

(2011) Randall Wolcott et al.   PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY

Antimicrobial tolerance and the significance of persister cells in recalcitrant chronic wound biofilms

(2011) Steven L. Percival et al.   WOUND REPAIR AND REGENERATION

Biosynthesis of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Extracellular Polysaccharides, Alginate, Pel, and Psl

(2011) Michael J. Franklin et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Anti-infective external coating of central venous catheters: A randomized, noninferiority trial comparing 5-fluorouracil with chlorhexidine/silver sulfadiazine in preventing catheter colonization*

(2010) J. Matthias Walz et al.   CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Biofilm Dispersal: Mechanisms, Clinical Implications, and Potential Therapeutic Uses

(2010) J.B. Kaplan   JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH

Signals, Regulatory Networks, and Materials That Build and Break Bacterial Biofilms

(2009) E. Karatan et al.   MICROBIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REVIEWS

Medical biofilms

(2008) James D. Bryers   BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING

Uracil influences quorum sensing and biofilm formation inPseudomonas aeruginosaand fluorouracil is an antagonist

(2008) Akihiro Ueda et al.   Microbial Biotechnology