Biofilm-associated infections: antibiotic resistance and novel therapeutic strategies

Extracellular DNA Release Acts as an Antifungal Resistance Mechanism in Mature Aspergillus fumigatus Biofilms

(2013) Ranjith Rajendran et al.   EUKARYOTIC CELL

Biofilm infections, their resilience to therapy and innovative treatment strategies

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

Starvation, Together with the SOS Response, Mediates High Biofilm-Specific Tolerance to the Fluoroquinolone Ofloxacin

(2013) Steve P. Bernier et al.   PLoS Genetics

Antibiofilm Activity of α-Amylase from Bacillus subtilis S8-18 Against Biofilm Forming Human Bacterial Pathogens

(2012) Balu Jancy Kalpana et al.   APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

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

(2012) Paula Jorge et al.   BIOFOULING

Inhibition of quorum sensing regulated biofilm formation in Serratia marcescens causing nosocomial infections

(2012) Dhamodharan Bakkiyaraj et al.   BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS

Use of the quorum sensing inhibitor furanone C-30 to interfere with biofilm formation by Streptococcus mutans and its luxS mutant strain

(2012) Zhiyan He et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS

Synergy of ultrasound microbubbles and vancomycin against Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm

(2012) Y. Dong et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

The Biofilm-Specific Antibiotic Resistance Gene ndvB Is Important for Expression of Ethanol Oxidation Genes in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms

(2012) T. Beaudoin et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Regulating Antibiotic Tolerance within Biofilm Microcolonies

(2012) Thien-Fah Mah   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

The MerR-Like Transcriptional Regulator BrlR Contributes to Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Tolerance

(2012) Julie Liao et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Synergistic Action of Gentamicin and Bacteriophage in a Continuous Culture Population of Staphylococcus aureus

(2012) Amy E. Kirby   PLoS One

A Candida Biofilm-Induced Pathway for Matrix Glucan Delivery: Implications for Drug Resistance

(2012) Heather T. Taff et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Enhancement of Vancomycin Activity against Biofilms by Using Ultrasound-Targeted Microbubble Destruction

(2011) Nianan He et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Quorum Sensing Inhibitors Increase the Susceptibility of Bacterial Biofilms to Antibiotics In Vitro and In Vivo

(2011) Gilles Brackman et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

A Novel Target-Specific, Salt-Resistant Antimicrobial Peptide against the Cariogenic Pathogen Streptococcus mutans

(2011) Junni Mai et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Effect of Usnic Acid on Candida orthopsilosis and C. parapsilosis

(2011) Regina Helena Pires et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Azole Resistance of Aspergillus fumigatus Biofilms Is Partly Associated with Efflux Pump Activity

(2011) Ranjith Rajendran et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Molecular Mechanisms of Chlorhexidine Tolerance in Burkholderia cenocepacia Biofilms

(2011) Tom Coenye et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

A novel compound from the marine bacteriumBacillus pumilusS6-15 inhibits biofilm formation in Gram-positive and Gram-negative species

(2011) Chari Nithya et al.   BIOFOULING

Quenching the quorum sensing system: potential antibacterial drug targets

(2011) Vipin Chandra Kalia et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Interface of Candida albicans Biofilm Matrix-Associated Drug Resistance and Cell Wall Integrity Regulation

(2011) Jeniel E. Nett et al.   EUKARYOTIC CELL

Bacteriophage therapy: potential uses in the control of antibiotic-resistant pathogens

(2011) Ben Burrowes et al.   Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy

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

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

Pseudomonas aeruginosa tssC1 Links Type VI Secretion and Biofilm-Specific Antibiotic Resistance

(2011) L. Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Addition of DNase improves the in vitro activity of antifungal drugs against Candida albicans biofilms

(2011) Margarida Martins et al.   MYCOSES

Active Starvation Responses Mediate Antibiotic Tolerance in Biofilms and Nutrient-Limited Bacteria

(2011) D. Nguyen et al.   SCIENCE

In vitro and in vivo antibiofilm activity of a coral associated actinomycete against drug resistant Staphylococcus aureus biofilms

(2010) Dhamodharan Bakkiyaraj et al.   BIOFOULING

A Type VI Secretion System of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Targets a Toxin to Bacteria

(2010) Rachel D. Hood et al.   Cell Host & Microbe

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

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

High-level antibiotic resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm: the ndvB gene is involved in the production of highly glycerol-phosphorylated  -(1->3)-glucans, which bind aminoglycosides

(2010) I. Sadovskaya et al.   GLYCOBIOLOGY

Antibiotic resistance of bacterial biofilms

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

Penetration of antibiotics through Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms

(2010) R. Singh et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Emergence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Strains Producing High Levels of Persister Cells in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis

(2010) L. R. Mulcahy et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Genetic Basis ofCandidaBiofilm Resistance Due to Drug‐Sequestering Matrix Glucan

(2010) Jeniel E. Nett et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Targeted Antimicrobial Therapy Against Streptococcus mutans Establishes Protective Non‐cariogenic Oral Biofilms and Reduces Subsequent Infection

(2010) Li‐na Li et al.   International Journal of Oral Science

Bacteriophage Cocktail for the Prevention of Biofilm Formation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa on Catheters in an In Vitro Model System

(2009) W. Fu et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Daptomycin Rapidly Penetrates a Staphylococcus epidermidis Biofilm

(2009) P. S. Stewart et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Patients with Long-Term Oral Carriage Harbor High-Persister Mutants of Candida albicans

(2009) M. D. LaFleur et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Outcome of Antimicrobial Therapy in Documented Biofilm-Associated Infections

(2009) Matthew E. Falagas et al.   DRUGS

Design and activity of a ‘dual-targeted’ antimicrobial peptide

(2009) Jian He et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS

Antimicrobial and antibiofilm efficacy of triclosan and DispersinB(R) combination

(2009) R. O. Darouiche et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Ultrasound as a treatment for chronic rhinosinusitis

(2009) Jim Bartley et al.   MEDICAL HYPOTHESES

Engineered bacteriophage targeting gene networks as adjuvants for antibiotic therapy

(2009) T. K. Lu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Preventing biofilms of clinically relevant organisms using bacteriophage

(2009) Rodney M. Donlan   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY

The developmental model of microbial biofilms: ten years of a paradigm up for review

(2009) Russell D. Monds et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Effect of DNase and Antibiotics on Biofilm Characteristics

(2008) G. V. Tetz et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy To Study Diffusion and Reaction of Bacteriophages inside Biofilms

(2008) R. Briandet et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Quorum Sensing and Quorum Quenching: The Yin and Yang of Bacterial Communication

(2008) Stéphane Uroz et al.   CHEMBIOCHEM

P. aeruginosa Biofilms in CF Infection

(2008) Victoria E. Wagner et al.   CLINICAL REVIEWS IN ALLERGY & IMMUNOLOGY

Ultrasound targeted microbubble destruction for drug and gene delivery

(2008) Christian R Mayer et al.   Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery

Furanones, potential agents for preventing Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm infections?

(2008) J. Lonn-Stensrud 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

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