All Biofilms articles – Page 4
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NewsHistones show promise against bacterial infections
Scientists have outlined that human histones have antimicrobial activity against different bacteria, including biofilms of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, one of the six most resistant bacteria in the world.
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NewsA lung pathogen’s dilemma: infect or resist antibiotics?
Research has uncovered how Pseudomonas aeruginosa manages the trade-off between colonizing and surviving during infection by switching between biofilm formation for antibiotic protection and a more mobile, “planktonic” state to spread and access nutrients.
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NewsUnnoticeable electric currents could reduce skin infections
Using a few zaps of electricity to the skin, researchers can stop bacterial infections without using any drugs. For the first time, researchers have designed a skin patch that uses imperceptible electric currents to control microbes.
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NewsBacteria thrive by playing nice before going their own way
A study tackles the question of how multiple bacterial species coexist in biofilms.
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NewsBacterial contamination and microplastics threaten Colombia’s largest and most productive coastal lagoon
A study warns of the presence of potentially pathogenic bacteria in microplastics extracted from water, sediments and the digestive tract of fish in the Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta, the largest and most productive coastal lagoon system in the Colombian Caribbean.
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NewsStudy reveals the hidden complexity of bacterial biofilms
Research reveals insights into the development of bacterial biofilms, highlighting how these communities adapt to environmental stress through complex interactions between physical and biological processes occurring in the surrounding environment.
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NewsStrategies needed to combat biofilm formation in the food industry to enhance food safety
A research team reveals that biofilm formation on food-contact surfaces in the food supply chain poses a significant challenge, providing an environment for harmful bacteria that can lead to foodborne illnesses and degrade food quality.
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NewsScientists develop new method to analyze sewage data for epidemic monitoring
Researchers across Europe have developed a new method for analyzing data from wastewater which can help identify whether disease-causing bacteria, viruses, and antimicrobial resistance come from humans, animals, industry, or the environment.
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NewsResearchers identify new tools for anti-Acinetobacter drug development and AMR preparedness
Researchers have engineered a library of strains that can be used to develop new antibacterial compounds to help address antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Acinetobacter baumannii bacteria.
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NewsTiny heroes and innovative technology can fight back against antibiotic-resistant biofilms
Researchers show that antibiotic-infused silver nanoparticles can effectively break down biofilms and also unveil a new sensing method to assess antimicrobial activity.
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NewsTechnique boosts biofilm growth for efficient wastewater treatment
A biological method to treat sewage using moving, biofilm-covered plastic items known as carriers has been gaining prominence, and researchers have found ways to make the process more efficient.
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NewsHuman mouth bacteria reproduce through rare form of cell division
New research has uncovered an extraordinary mechanism of cell division in Corynebacterium matruchotii. The filamentous bacterium doesn’t just divide, it splits into multiple cells at once, a rare process called multiple fission.
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NewsCarbohydrate produced by bacteria triggers marine biofouling
The carbohydrate portion of a complex molecule, called lipopolysaccharide, produced by specific bacteria is responsible for inducing settlement and metamorphosis in larval marine tubeworms, Hydroides elegans - establishing biofouling.
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NewsNew compound found to be effective against flesh-eating bacteria
Researchers have developed a novel compound that effectively clears bacterial infections in mice, including those that can result in rare but potentially fatal ‘flesh-eating’ illnesses, and could be the first of an entirely new class of antibiotics.
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NewsDerivative of the long pepper battles bacterial biofilms
Scientists investigating the long pepper - known in traditional medicine for its treatment of a variety of illnesses - have created a derivative that disrupts bacterial chemical communication.
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NewsStudy finds how common skin bacterium causes chronic infections after orthopedic surgeries
Scientists investigating chronic bone infections have found that the common skin bacteria Cutibacterium acnes can persist as layers of biofilms for weeks on contaminated titanium or stainless-steel implants.
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NewsThe geometry of life: Physicists determine what controls biofilm growth
The fitness of a biofilm is largely impacted by the contact angle that the biofilm’s edge makes with the substrate - and this geometry has a bigger influence on fitness than anything else, including the rate at which the cells can reproduce.
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NewsDensely packed E.coli bacteria form immobile material similar to colloidal glass
Dense E.coli bacteria have several similar qualities to colloidal glass. When they become higher in density and more packed together, they form a ’glassy state’ but also show some other unique properties not typically found in glass-state materials.
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NewsPhage-derived enzyme targets biofilms to mitigate acute graft-versus-host disease
Scientists investigating acute graft-versus-host disease probe gut microbiome to detect presence of a bacteriophage-derived enzyme known as endolysin, exhibiting potent antibacterial activity specifically targeting E. faecalis.
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NewsResearchers thwart resistant bacteria’s strategy
Researchers have discovered a weakness in Pseudomonas aeruginosa with the potential to become the target for a new way to attack it.