Combating biofilms

Antibacterial Activity of Electrospun Polymer Mats with Incorporated Narrow Diameter Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

(2011) Jessica D. Schiffman et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Inhibition ofStreptococcus mutansBiofilm Formation byStreptococcus salivariusFruA

(2011) Ayako Ogawa et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Use of Antimicrobial Peptides Against Microbial Biofilms: Advantages and Limits

(2011) Giovanna Batoni et al.   CURRENT MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY

Evaluation Antimicrobial and Antiadhesive Properties of the Biosurfactant Lunasan Produced by Candida sphaerica UCP 0995

(2011) Juliana M. Luna et al.   CURRENT MICROBIOLOGY

Distinct roles of extracellular polymeric substances in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm development

(2011) Liang Yang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Enzyme-Immobilized Nanofiltration Membrane To Mitigate Biofouling Based on Quorum Quenching

(2011) Jae-Hyuk Kim et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Effects of ginseng onPseudomonas aeruginosamotility and biofilm formation

(2011) Hong Wu et al.   FEMS IMMUNOLOGY AND MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Synergistic effect of lipopeptide biosurfactant with antibiotics against Escherichia coli CFT073 biofilm

(2011) Fabrizio Rivardo et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS

Antibacterial Efficacy of Inhalable Antibiotic-Encapsulated Biodegradable Polymeric Nanoparticles Against E. coli Biofilm Cells

(2011) Wean Sin Cheow et al.   Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology

BpiB05, a novel metagenome-derived hydrolase acting on N-acylhomoserine lactones

(2011) P. Bijtenhoorn et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

Lysozyme-Coupled Poly(poly(ethylene glycol) methacrylate)−Stainless Steel Hybrids and Their Antifouling and Antibacterial Surfaces

(2011) Shaojun Yuan et al.   LANGMUIR

Pili of oral Streptococcus sanguinis bind to salivary amylase and promote the biofilm formation

(2011) Nobuo Okahashi et al.   MICROBIAL PATHOGENESIS

Lyngbyoic acid, a “tagged” fatty acid from a marine cyanobacterium, disrupts quorum sensing in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

(2011) Jason Christopher Kwan et al.   Molecular BioSystems

The small RNA PhrS stimulates synthesis of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa quinolone signal

(2011) Elisabeth Sonnleitner et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Structure-Activity Relationship of Cinnamaldehyde Analogs as Inhibitors of AI-2 Based Quorum Sensing and Their Effect on Virulence of Vibrio spp

(2011) Gilles Brackman et al.   PLoS One

A c-di-GMP Effector System Controls Cell Adhesion by Inside-Out Signaling and Surface Protein Cleavage

(2011) Peter D. Newell et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Electronic-Structure-Dependent Bacterial Cytotoxicity of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

(2010) Chad D. Vecitis et al.   ACS Nano

Synergistic Activities of an Efflux Pump Inhibitor and Iron Chelators against Pseudomonas aeruginosa Growth and Biofilm Formation

(2010) Y. Liu et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Nitazoxanide Inhibits Biofilm Formation by Staphylococcus epidermidis by Blocking Accumulation on Surfaces

(2010) F. Tchouaffi-Nana et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Synergistic Effects between Conventional Antibiotics and 2-Aminoimidazole-Derived Antibiofilm Agents

(2010) S. A. Rogers et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Characterization of a Phosphotriesterase-Like Lactonase fromSulfolobus solfataricusand Its Immobilization for Disruption of Quorum Sensing

(2010) Filomena S. W. Ng et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Inhibition of Vibrio cholerae biofilm by AiiA enzyme produced from Bacillus spp.

(2010) Nimmy Augustine et al.   ARCHIVES OF MICROBIOLOGY

Structural changes induced by a lytic bacteriophage make ciprofloxacin effective against older biofilm of Klebsiella pneumoniae

(2010) Vivek Verma et al.   BIOFOULING

Antimicrobial peptides on calcium phosphate-coated titanium for the prevention of implant-associated infections

(2010) Mehdi Kazemzadeh-Narbat et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Bovine lactoferrin interacts with cable pili of Burkholderia cenocepacia

(2010) Maria Grazia Ammendolia et al.   BIOMETALS

Structure–activity relationship of brominated 3-alkyl-5-methylene-2(5H)-furanones and alkylmaleic anhydrides as inhibitors of Salmonella biofilm formation and quorum sensing regulated bioluminescence in Vibrio harveyi

(2010) Hans P. Steenackers et al.   BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY

LuxR-dependent quorum sensing: Computer aided discovery of new inhibitors structurally unrelated to N-acylhomoserine lactones

(2010) Laurent Soulère et al.   BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS

Synthesis and biological evaluation of 2-aminoimidazole/carbamate hybrid anti-biofilm and anti-microbial agents

(2010) Steven A. Rogers et al.   BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS

In Vitro Management of Hospital Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Using Indigenous T7-Like Lytic Phage

(2010) Sangeeta Ahiwale et al.   CURRENT MICROBIOLOGY

Biosurfactants as Agents to Reduce Adhesion of Pathogenic Bacteria to Polystyrene Surfaces: Effect of Temperature and Hydrophobicity

(2010) Ana Eliza Zeraik et al.   CURRENT MICROBIOLOGY

The Transcriptional Regulator Nrg1p Controls Candida albicans Biofilm Formation and Dispersion

(2010) Priya Uppuluri et al.   EUKARYOTIC CELL

Secondary metabolites and other small molecules as intercellular pathogenic signals

(2010) Nicholas Dufour et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS

Sulfhydryl compounds reduce Staphylococcus aureus biofilm formation by inhibiting PIA biosynthesis

(2010) Xiaoqian Wu et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS

Effect of allicin on the production of polysaccharide intercellular adhesin in Staphylococcus epidermidis

(2010) G. Cruz-Villalón et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

The Novel Two-Component Regulatory System BfiSR Regulates Biofilm Development by Controlling the Small RNA rsmZ through CafA

(2010) O. E. Petrova et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Role of Surface Protein SasG in Biofilm Formation by Staphylococcus aureus

(2010) J. A. Geoghegan et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Crystal Structure of SmcR, a Quorum-sensing Master Regulator ofVibrio vulnificus, Provides Insight into Its Regulation of Transcription

(2010) Yoonjeong Kim et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Colistin‐Tobramycin Combinations Are Superior to Monotherapy Concerning the Killing of BiofilmPseudomonas aeruginosa

(2010) Gloria Herrmann et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Anti-biofilm activity of sub-inhibitory povidone-iodine concentrations against Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus aureus

(2010) Kayode O. Oduwole et al.   JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH

Activity of antimicrobial peptide mimetics in the oral cavity: II. Activity against periopathogenic biofilms and anti-inflammatory activity

(2010) J. Hua et al.   Molecular Oral Microbiology

Evaluation of Enoyl-Acyl Carrier Protein Reductase Inhibitors as Pseudomonas aeruginosa Quorum-Quenching Reagents

(2010) Liang Yang et al.   MOLECULES

Dispersal of Biofilms by Secreted, Matrix Degrading, Bacterial DNase

(2010) Reindert Nijland et al.   PLoS One

D-Amino Acids Trigger Biofilm Disassembly

(2010) I. Kolodkin-Gal et al.   SCIENCE

Engineering global regulator Hha of Escherichia coli to control biofilm dispersal

(2010) Seok Hoon Hong et al.   Microbial Biotechnology

Controlling biofilm formation, prophage excision and cell death by rewiring global regulator H-NS ofEscherichia coli

(2010) Seok Hoon Hong et al.   Microbial Biotechnology

Social Evolution of Spatial Patterns in Bacterial Biofilms: When Conflict Drives Disorder

(2009) João B. Xavier et al.   AMERICAN NATURALIST

Computer-Aided Identification of Recognized Drugs as Pseudomonas aeruginosa Quorum-Sensing Inhibitors

(2009) L. Yang et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Increased Antibiotic Resistance of Escherichia coli in Mature Biofilms

(2009) A. Ito et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Antibacterial and biofilm removal activity of a podoviridae Staphylococcus aureus bacteriophage SAP-2 and a derived recombinant cell-wall-degrading enzyme

(2009) Jee-Soo Son et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Importance of DNase and alginate lyase for enhancing free and liposome encapsulated aminoglycoside activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa

(2009) M. Alipour et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Restricting ciprofloxacin-induced resistant variant formation in biofilm of Klebsiella pneumoniae B5055 by complementary bacteriophage treatment

(2009) V. Verma et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Bacteriophage-derived enzyme that depolymerizes the alginic acid capsule associated with cystic fibrosis isolates ofPseudomonas aeruginosa

(2009) T. Glonti et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Probiotic bacteria and biosurfactants for nosocomial infection control: a hypothesis

(2009) M.E. Falagas et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Iron-binding compounds impair Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm formation, especially under anaerobic conditions

(2009) C. Y. O'May et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Directed Assembly of PEGylated-Peptide Coatings for Infection-Resistant Titanium Metal

(2009) Xiaojuan Khoo et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Pseudomonas aeruginosa recognizes and responds aggressively to the presence of polymorphonuclear leukocytes

(2009) M. Alhede et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

Pyoverdine and PQS mediated subpopulation interactions involved in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm formation

(2009) Liang Yang et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Characterization of starvation-induced dispersion inPseudomonas putidabiofilms: genetic elements and molecular mechanisms

(2009) Morten Gjermansen et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

A Novel Signaling Network Essential for Regulating Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Development

(2009) Olga E. Petrova et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Inactivation of Efflux Pumps Abolishes Bacterial Biofilm Formation

(2008) M. Kvist et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Inhibition and Dispersion of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms by Glycopeptide Dendrimers Targeting the Fucose-Specific Lectin LecB

(2008) Emma M.V. Johansson et al.   CHEMISTRY & BIOLOGY

Roles of type IV pili, flagellum-mediated motility and extracellular DNA in the formation of mature multicellular structures inPseudomonas aeruginosabiofilms

(2008) Kim B. Barken et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Dominant Role of Paraoxonases in Inactivation of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Quorum-Sensing Signal N-(3-Oxododecanoyl)-L-Homoserine Lactone

(2008) J. F. Teiber et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

High in vitro antimicrobial activity of synthetic antimicrobial peptidomimetics against staphylococcal biofilms

(2008) K. Flemming et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Involvement of a Novel Efflux System in Biofilm-Specific Resistance to Antibiotics

(2008) L. Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

A Fatty Acid Messenger Is Responsible for Inducing Dispersion in Microbial Biofilms

(2008) D. G. Davies et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Microbe repelling coated stainless steel analysed by field emission scanning electron microscopy and physicochemical methods

(2008) Mari Raulio et al.   JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY

Synthesis of a 2-Aminoimidazole Library for Antibiofilm Screening Utilizing the Sonogashira Reaction

(2008) Justin J. Richards et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Protease treatment affects both invasion ability and biofilm formation in Listeria monocytogenes

(2008) Catia Longhi et al.   MICROBIAL PATHOGENESIS

Characterization of a two-component regulatory system from Acinetobacter baumannii that controls biofilm formation and cellular morphology

(2008) A. P. Tomaras et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

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

Inhibition and dispersion of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms with reverse amide 2-aminoimidazole oroidin analogues

(2008) Justin J. Richards et al.   ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY

The potential of desferrioxamine-gallium as an anti-Pseudomonas therapeutic agent

(2008) E. Banin et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A zinc-dependent adhesion module is responsible for intercellular adhesion in staphylococcal biofilms

(2008) D. G. Conrady et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

agr-Mediated Dispersal of Staphylococcus aureus Biofilms

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