All Biofilms articles – Page 9
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NewsUltrasound helps break bacterial barriers in chronic treatment-resistant wounds
Researchers have developed a new strategy combining palmitoleic acid, gentamicin, and non-invasive ultrasound to improve drug-delivery into chronic wound infections.
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NewsBacteria evolve antibiotic resistance quickly by rejigging pumps
Bacteria can rapidly evolve resistance to antibiotics by adapting special pumps to flush them out of their cells, according to new research from the Quadram Institute and University of East Anglia.
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NewsDynamics of biofilm in backwashed sand filters
Scientists have uncovered the temporal dynamics of both the concentration of micropollutants and the microbial community in sand filters after backwashing, to indicate the optimal intervals for backwashing slow sand filters for micropollutant removal from drinking water.
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NewsPhage delivers double whammy against biofilms
A novel bacteriophage isolated from sewage water not only kills its target bacteria in the Klebsiella oxytoca complex but was unexpectedly found to be capable of disrupting biofilms produced by these bacteria.
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NewsBacteria’s antibiotic-evading super polymers do best in harsh conditions of the gut
New research has shown that gut bacteria’s extracellular appendages known as F-pili are stronger in the turbulent conditions of the gut, helping the bacteria transfer resistance genes to each other more efficiently and to clump into ‘biofilms’ – protective bacterial consortia – that help them fend off antibiotics.
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NewsMultiple species band together in polymicrobial biofilms to defeat bacterial vaginosis treatments
Scientists will have to rethink their approach to treating bacterial vaginosis due to the presence of a multi-species biofilm that complicates testing.
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NewsBacterial signalling across biofilm affected by surface structure
Researchers who examined how different structures affect biofilm growth and quoring signalling by the bacteria in the presence of antibiotics found structure does have an effect on QS in some strains of the bacteria.
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FeaturesForensics through biofilm microbiology
In the fashion of the legendary phoenix, microbial life springs from decaying matter such as the carcass of an animal.
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NewsMembrane electrical potential influences antibiotic tolerance in bacteria
The electrical potential across the bacterial cell envelope indicates when bacteria no longer operate as individual cells but as a collective, according to researchers at the University of Cologne’s Institute for Biological Physics.
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NewsResearch finds key connection between Legionnaires disease and ‘host’ amoeba
A new study of domestic and hospital drinking water systems found Legionella in 41% of samples – with Flinders University researchers making a key connection between the pathogen’s co-existence with a ‘host’ microorganism in all samples tested.
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NewsResearch team develops alginate hydrogels that can support bacterial cell growth
Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have developed modified alginate hydrogels that can endure the growth of bacteria, allowing them to synthesize important enzymes.
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NewsNew method promotes biofilm formation and boosts efficiency of biocatalysis
Scientists in Birmingham have filed a patent for a new method to increase efficiency in biocatalysis.