Targeting the Bacterial Protective Armour; Challenges and Novel Strategies in the Treatment of Microbial Biofilm

Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Dispersed in Ionic Liquids Show High Antimicrobial Efficacy to Skin-Specific Bacteria

(2018) Anusha Aditya et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Anti-bacterial and anti-biofilm activity of commercial organic acid products against Salmonella enterica isolates recovered from an egg farm environment

(2018) Vivek Pande et al.   AVIAN PATHOLOGY

Harmonization of PCR-based detection of intestinal pathogens: experiences from the Dutch external quality assessment scheme on molecular diagnosis of protozoa in stool samples

(2018) Theo A. Schuurs et al.   CLINICAL CHEMISTRY AND LABORATORY MEDICINE

Diagnóstico microbiológico de las infecciones relacionadas con la formación de biopelículas

(2018) María D. Macià et al.   ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS Y MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA

Value of PCR in sonication fluid for the diagnosis of orthopedic hardware-associated infections: Has the molecular era arrived?

(2018) Nora Renz et al.   INJURY-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THE CARE OF THE INJURED

Morphological evidence of biofilm in chronic obstructive sialadenitis

(2018) S A Schrøder et al.   JOURNAL OF LARYNGOLOGY AND OTOLOGY

Evaluation of MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry for the identification of bacteria growing as biofilms

(2018) A.M. Gaudreau et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGICAL METHODS

Bacterial biofilm and associated infections

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

Ephemeral biogels to control anti-biofilm agent delivery: From conception to the construction of an active dressing

(2018) Elodie Lefebvre et al.   Materials Science & Engineering C-Materials for Biological Applications

Modification of a conventional polyurethane composition provides significant anti-biofilm activity against Escherichia coli

(2018) Chao Peng et al.   Polymer Chemistry

Force matters in hospital-acquired infections

(2018) Philippe Herman-Bausier et al.   SCIENCE

Extraction and quantification of biofilm bacteria: Method optimized for urinary catheters

(2018) Kedar Diwakar Mandakhalikar et al.   Scientific Reports

Polyhexamethylene Biguanide and Nadifloxacin Self-Assembled Nanoparticles: Antimicrobial Effects against Intracellular Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

(2018) Nor Kamaruzzaman et al.   Polymers

Immune Evasion Mechanisms of Staphylococcus epidermidis Biofilm Infection

(2018) Katherine Y. Le et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Rifampicin-Manuka Honey Combinations Are Superior to Other Antibiotic-Manuka Honey Combinations in Eradicating Staphylococcus aureus Biofilms

(2018) Michael Y. Liu et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

The rise of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus: now the dominant cause of skin and soft tissue infection in Central Australia

(2017) E. MACMORRAN et al.   EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION

Antimicrobial effects of Manuka honey on in vitro biofilm formation by Clostridium difficile

(2017) M. Piotrowski et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Superiority of the sonication method against conventional periprosthetic tissue cultures for diagnosis of prosthetic joint infections

(2017) Sofia Tani et al.   European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology

Performance of automated multiplex PCR using sonication fluid for diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection: a prospective cohort

(2017) Nora Renz et al.   INFECTION

Investigation of the effects of various antibiotics against Klebsiella pneumoniae biofilms on in vitro catheter model

(2017) Emel Mataraci Kara et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMOTHERAPY

Antimicrobial and antibiofilm efficacy of self-cleaning surfaces functionalized by TiO 2 photocatalytic nanoparticles against Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas putida

(2017) Blanca Jalvo et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

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

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

PCR-based detection of Aspergillus fumigatus and absence of azole resistance due to TR34 /L98H in a french multicenter cohort of 137 patients with fungal rhinosinusitis

(2017) Florent Morio et al.   MYCOSES

The Role of Reactive Oxygen Species in Antibiotic-Mediated Killing of Bacteria

(2017) Heleen Van Acker et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Bactericidal and Anti-biofilm Effects of Polyhexamethylene Biguanide in Models of Intracellular and Biofilm of Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Bovine Mastitis

(2017) Nor F. Kamaruzzaman et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Use of an engineered honey to eradicate preformed biofilms of important wound pathogens: an in vitro study

(2017) F.D. Halstead et al.   Journal of Wound Care

Confocal laser scanning, scanning electron, and transmission electron microscopy investigation of Enterococcus faecalis biofilm degradation using passive and active sodium hypochlorite irrigation within a simulated root canal model

(2017) Saifalarab A. Mohmmed et al.   MicrobiologyOpen

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (mrsa) as a Cause of Nosocomial Wound Infections

(2017) Maida Šiširak et al.   Bosnian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences

Honey-based hydrogel: In vitro and comparative In vivo evaluation for burn wound healing

(2017) Reham F. El-Kased et al.   Scientific Reports

Emergence and clonal spread of colistin resistance due to multiple mutational mechanisms in carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in London

(2017) Jonathan A. Otter et al.   Scientific Reports

Polysaccharide-based antibiofilm surfaces

(2016) Guy-Alain Junter et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Colistin Use in Patients With Reduced Kidney Function

(2016) Enrico Fiaccadori et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF KIDNEY DISEASES

In VitroApproach for Identification of the Most Effective Agents for Antimicrobial Lock Therapy in the Treatment of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections Caused by Staphylococcus aureus

(2016) S. Hogan et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

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

Characterization and anti-biofilm activity of extracellular polymeric substances produced by the marine biofilm-forming bacteriumPseudoalteromonas ulvaestrain TC14

(2016) Florence Brian-Jaisson et al.   BIOFOULING

Cationic Amphiphilic Polymers with Antimicrobial Activity for Oral Care Applications: Eradication of S. mutans Biofilm

(2016) Haruko Takahashi et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Microbial interactions: ecology in a molecular perspective

(2016) Raíssa Mesquita Braga et al.   BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY

Antibiotic resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and alternative therapeutic options

(2016) Maitrayee Chatterjee et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Bactericidal effects of polyhexamethylene biguanide against intracellularStaphylococcus aureusEMRSA-15 and USA 300

(2016) Nor Fadhilah Kamaruzzaman et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

The antibacterial, anti-biofilm, anti-inflammatory and virulence inhibition properties of Portuguese honeys

(2016) Carina Isabel da Silva et al.   JOURNAL OF APICULTURAL RESEARCH

Antibiofilm Peptides: Potential as Broad-Spectrum Agents

(2016) Daniel Pletzer et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

What's on the Outside Matters: The Role of the Extracellular Polymeric Substance of Gram-negative Biofilms in Evading Host Immunity and as a Target for Therapeutic Intervention

(2016) John S. Gunn et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Diluted honey inhibits biofilm formation: potential application in urinary catheter management?

(2016) Somadina Emineke et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PATHOLOGY

Antibiofilm efficacy of honey and bee-derived defensin-1 on multispecies wound biofilm

(2016) Martin Sojka et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Klebsiella pneumoniae: Going on the Offense with a Strong Defense

(2016) Michelle K. Paczosa et al.   MICROBIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REVIEWS

Spatial structure, cooperation and competition in biofilms

(2016) Carey D. Nadell et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

The antimicrobial polymer PHMB enters cells and selectively condenses bacterial chromosomes

(2016) Kantaraja Chindera et al.   Scientific Reports

Convergence of Staphylococcus aureus Persister and Biofilm Research: Can Biofilms Be Defined as Communities of Adherent Persister Cells?

(2016) Elaine M. Waters et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Penetration barrier contributes to bacterial biofilm-associated resistance against only select antibiotics, and exhibits genus-, strain- and antibiotic-specific differences

(2016) Rachna Singh et al.   Pathogens and Disease

Contribution of Stress Responses to Antibiotic Tolerance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms

(2015) Philip S. Stewart et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Consenso español para la prevención y el tratamiento de la infección bronquial por Pseudomonas aeruginosa en el paciente con fibrosis quística

(2015) Rafael Cantón et al.   ARCHIVOS DE BRONCONEUMOLOGIA

BaAMPs: the database of biofilm-active antimicrobial peptides

(2015) Mariagrazia Di Luca et al.   BIOFOULING

Empiric therapy for hospital-acquired, Gram-negative complicated intra-abdominal infection and complicated urinary tract infections: a systematic literature review of current and emerging treatment options

(2015) Yoav Golan   BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

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

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

New derivatives of dehydroabietic acid target planktonic and biofilm bacteria in Staphylococcus aureus and effectively disrupt bacterial membrane integrity

(2015) Suvi Manner et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY

Prevention of hemodialysis catheter-related blood stream infections using a cotrimoxazole-lock technique

(2015) Azadeh Moghaddas et al.   Future Microbiology

The impact of hospital-acquired infections with multidrug-resistant bacteria in an oncology intensive care unit

(2015) P. Cornejo-Juárez et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

σ Factor and Anti-σ Factor That Control Swarming Motility and Biofilm Formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

(2015) Bryan A. McGuffie et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Anti-biofilm activity of zinc oxide and hydroxyapatite nanoparticles as dental implant coating materials

(2015) Elham H. Abdulkareem et al.   JOURNAL OF DENTISTRY

Intensive care unit environmental surfaces are contaminated by multidrug-resistant bacteria in biofilms: combined results of conventional culture, pyrosequencing, scanning electron microscopy, and confocal laser microscopy

(2015) H. Hu et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Healthcare-associated infections, medical devices and biofilms: risk, tolerance and control

(2015) S. L. Percival et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Anti-biofilm activity of biogenic selenium nanoparticles and selenium dioxide against clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Proteus mirabilis

(2015) Mojtaba Shakibaie et al.   JOURNAL OF TRACE ELEMENTS IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY

Applications of Local Antibiotics in Orthopedic Trauma

(2015) Jourdan M. Cancienne et al.   ORTHOPEDIC CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA

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

High specific selectivity and Membrane-Active Mechanism of the synthetic centrosymmetric α-helical peptides with Gly-Gly pairs

(2015) Jiajun Wang et al.   Scientific Reports

Consenso español para la prevención y el tratamiento de la infección bronquial por Pseudomonas aeruginosa en el paciente con fibrosis quística

(2015) Rafael Cantón et al.   ARCHIVOS DE BRONCONEUMOLOGIA

Antibiotic-specific differences in the response of Staphylococcus aureus to treatment with antimicrobials combined with manuka honey

(2015) Michael Liu et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Unravelling the Bacterial Vaginosis-Associated Biofilm: A Multiplex Gardnerella vaginalis and Atopobium vaginae Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization Assay Using Peptide Nucleic Acid Probes

(2015) Liselotte Hardy et al.   PLoS One

Antibiotic Resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Pneumonia at a Single University Hospital Center in Germany over a 10-Year Period

(2015) Josef Yayan et al.   PLoS One

Inhaled Colistin in Patients with Bronchiectasis and ChronicPseudomonas aeruginosaInfection

(2014) Charles S. Haworth et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

In vitro and in vivo anti-biofilm effects of silver nanoparticles immobilized on titanium

(2014) Hui Qin et al.   BIOMATERIALS

The use of minocycline-rifampin coated central venous catheters for exchange of catheters in the setting of staphylococcus aureus central line associated bloodstream infections

(2014) Anne-Marie Chaftari et al.   BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Effect of topical ofloxacin on bacterial biofilms in refractory post-sinus surgery rhino-sinusitis

(2014) W. F. Ezzat et al.   EUROPEAN ARCHIVES OF OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGY

Successful treatment of extensively drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa osteomyelitis using a colistin- and tobramycin-impregnated PMMA spacer

(2014) Jochen Krajewski et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS

National Burden of Invasive Methicillin-ResistantStaphylococcus aureusInfection

(2014) Preeti N. Malani   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Artificial Klebsiella pneumoniae biofilm model mimicking in vivo system: altered morphological characteristics and antibiotic resistance

(2014) Saloni Singla et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIBIOTICS

Influence of Calcium in Extracellular DNA Mediated Bacterial Aggregation and Biofilm Formation

(2014) Theerthankar Das et al.   PLoS One

Anti-Biofilm Activity: A Function of Klebsiella pneumoniae Capsular Polysaccharide

(2014) Marina Dos Santos Goncalves et al.   PLoS One

Methylglyoxal-augmented manuka honey as a topical anti-Staphylococcus aureusbiofilm agent: safety and efficacy in an in vivo model

(2014) Sathish Paramasivan et al.   International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology

Enhanced antibacterial and anti-biofilm activities of silver nanoparticles against Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria

(2014) Sangiliyandi Gurunathan et al.   Nanoscale Research Letters

A personal history of research on microbial biofilms and biofilm infections

(2014) Niels Høiby   Pathogens and Disease

Manuka-type honeys can eradicate biofilms produced byStaphylococcus aureusstrains with different biofilm-forming abilities

(2014) Jing Lu et al.   PeerJ

The role of bacterial biofilms in chronic infections

(2013) Thomas Bjarnsholt   APMIS

The microbiome of chronic rhinosinusitis: culture, molecular diagnostics and biofilm detection

(2013) Sam Boase et al.   BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Extracellular DNA-induced antimicrobial peptide resistance in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium

(2013) Lori Johnson et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

The role of extracellular DNA in the establishment, maintenance and perpetuation of bacterial biofilms

(2013) Mira Okshevsky et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Applying insights from biofilm biology to drug development — can a new approach be developed?

(2013) Thomas Bjarnsholt et al.   NATURE REVIEWS DRUG DISCOVERY

Anti-biofilm Effects of Honey Against Wound PathogensProteus mirabilisandEnterobacter cloacae

(2013) Juraj Majtan et al.   PHYTOTHERAPY RESEARCH

The Effect of New Zealand Kanuka, Manuka and Clover Honeys on Bacterial Growth Dynamics and Cellular Morphology Varies According to the Species

(2013) Jing Lu et al.   PLoS One

Synergism between Medihoney and Rifampicin against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

(2013) Patrick Müller et al.   PLoS One

The Extracellular Matrix Component Psl Provides Fast-Acting Antibiotic Defense in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms

(2013) Nicole Billings et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Antimicrobial Properties of 8-Hydroxyserrulat-14-en-19-oic Acid for Treatment of Implant-Associated Infections

(2012) Justyna Nowakowska 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

Mature Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms Prevail Compared to Young Biofilms in the Presence of Ceftazidime

(2012) Laura L. Bowler et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

The essence on mass spectrometry based microbial diagnostics

(2012) Magdalena Kliem et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN MICROBIOLOGY

Ciprofloxacin dry powder for inhalation in non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis: a phase II randomised study

(2012) Robert Wilson et al.   EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL

Antibacterial properties of nanoparticles

(2012) Mohammad J. Hajipour et al.   TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Extracellular DNA in Biofilms

(2011) Lucio Montanaro et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ARTIFICIAL ORGANS

Staphylococcus aureus Biofilms Prevent Macrophage Phagocytosis and Attenuate Inflammation In Vivo

(2011) L. R. Thurlow et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Polymeric materials with antimicrobial activity

(2011) Alexandra Muñoz-Bonilla et al.   PROGRESS IN POLYMER SCIENCE

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

(2011) D. Nguyen et al.   SCIENCE

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nosocomial infection trends in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia during 2002-2007

(2010) HassanainI Al-Talib et al.   ANNALS OF SAUDI MEDICINE

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

(2010) Nimmy Augustine et al.   ARCHIVES OF MICROBIOLOGY

Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry, a revolution in clinical microbial identification

(2010) A. Bizzini et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION

Prevention and control of biofilm-based medical-device-related infections

(2010) Iolanda Francolini et al.   FEMS IMMUNOLOGY AND MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

The Use of Nanoparticles to Control Oral Biofilm Formation

(2010) R.P. Allaker   JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH

Burden of endemic health-care-associated infection in developing countries: systematic review and meta-analysis

(2010) Benedetta Allegranzi et al.   LANCET

Polihexanide: A Safe and Highly Effective Biocide

(2010) K. Kaehn   SKIN PHARMACOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGY

Resistance ofNeisseria gonorrhoeaeto non-oxidative killing by adherent human polymorphonuclear leucocytes

(2009) Alison K. Criss et al.   CELLULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Diagnosis and Management of Complicated Intra‐abdominal Infection in Adults and Children: Guidelines by the Surgical Infection Society and the Infectious Diseases Society of America

(2009) Joseph S. Solomkin et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Anti-biofilm Effect of Dental Adhesive with Cationic Monomer

(2009) F. Li et al.   JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH

Medical Honey for Wound Care—Still the ‘Latest Resort’?

(2008) Arne Simon et al.   Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Spread of colistin resistant non-mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa among chronically infected Danish cystic fibrosis patients

(2008) Helle Krogh Johansen et al.   Journal of Cystic Fibrosis

Treatment of health-care-associated infections caused by Gram-negative bacteria: a consensus statement

(2008) Ian Chopra et al.   LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Physiological heterogeneity in biofilms

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