Biofilm Matrix
Novel Entries in a Fungal Biofilm Matrix Encyclopedia
... established, biofilm infections are nearly impos- sible to eradicate. Biofilm cells live immersed in a self-produced matrix, a blend of extracellular biopolymers, many of which are ...the ...
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Interface of Candida albicans Biofilm Matrix-Associated Drug Resistance and Cell Wall Integrity Regulation
... a biofilm, ...extracellular matrix. During biofilm growth, Candida ...recognized biofilm resistance mechanism involves drug sequestration by matrix  -1,3 ...in biofilm ...
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Stress Induced Dispersal of Staphylococcus epidermidis Biofilm Is Due to Compositional Changes in Its Biofilm Matrix
... polymeric biofilm matrix, are more resistant to conventional antimicrobial agents and host defenses than free-living planktonic ...cells. Biofilm cells are capable of persisting in the presence of ...
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The Bacterial Biofilm Matrix as a Platform for Protein Delivery
... a biofilm structure and in the face of considerable ...the biofilm matrix exopolysaccharide is produced and exported by the triple ...this matrix exopolysaccharide is ...
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Commensal Protection of Staphylococcus aureus against Antimicrobials by Candida albicans Biofilm Matrix
... ABSTRACT Biofilm-associated polymicrobial infections, particularly those involving fungi and bacteria, are responsible for sig- nificant morbidity and mortality and tend to be challenging to ...mixed-species ...
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Conservation and Divergence in the Candida Species Biofilm Matrix Mannan Glucan Complex Structure, Function, and Genetic Control
... extracellular matrix material encased the cells within each biofilm (marked by white ...extracellular matrix material was abundant. In fact, extracellular matrix appeared more pronounced in vivo than ...
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Conserved Role for Biofilm Matrix Polysaccharides in Candida auris Drug Resistance
... lular matrix encasing the organisms accounts for a significant portion of the observed drug tolerance (8, 10, 11) This material sequesters antifungals, preventing them from reaching their cellular targets (10, ...a ...
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CdrA Interactions within the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Matrix Safeguard It from Proteolysis and Promote Cellular Packing
... required matrix component. However, we found that expres- sion of the matrix protein CdrA, in the absence of biofilm exopolysaccharides, allowed biofilm formation through the production of a CdrA-rich ...
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A Biofilm Matrix Associated Protease Inhibitor Protects Pseudomonas aeruginosa from Proteolytic Attack
... While matrix proteins have been suggested to provide several nonstructural func- tions to the biofilm community (6), examples of such proteins in the literature are very ...identify matrix proteins in ...
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Identification of Extracellular DNA Binding Proteins in the Biofilm Matrix
... biofilm matrix, we developed a screen based on South- western (SW) blotting techniques, which are classically used to characterize protein- DNA ...biofilm matrix with nonspecific DNA-binding activity, as ...
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Biofilm: a natural mechanism of bacterial resistance
... the biofilm matrix in an organized manner to inactivate the biofilm ...the matrix act as a diffusion barrier for these molecules, influencing the rate of transport of the molecule within the ...
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Morphological bactericidal fast-acting effects of peracetic acid, a high-level disinfectant, against Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms in tubing
... essential biofilm matrix components ...of biofilm structures and surfaces. This in vitro biofilm model associated with electron microscopy represents an effective tool to investigate the ...
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Enzymes as competent tool for efficient management of pathogen’s biofilms
... Microbial biofilm is a microbial assemblage which is formed by bacterial adhesion, growth and expansion, enclosed in a self-produced polymeric matrix that is adherent to an inert or living ...The ...
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Antibiotic functionalised polymers reduce bacterial biofilm and bioburden in a simulated infection of the cornea
... the biofilm matrix, the data suggest that the abundance of PNAG was reduced in the biofilm exposed to HB-PNIPAM-van, given the absence of larger areas of WGA fluorescence ...the biofilm ...
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The Visualization of Biofilms in Chronic Diabetic Foot Wounds Using Routine Diagnostic Microscopy Methods
... revealing biofilm-specific morphology, but also individual cells and their spatial ...Exopolymer matrix is amorphous material which may appear as a layer covering the biofilm, or as a fibrous ...
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Use of phytochemicals as emerging strategy for control of biofilm formed by pathogens
... EPS matrix has been studied in bacteria such as ...extracellular matrix depends on the environment and the type of bacteria present within the ...of matrix components can weaken or disperse ...EPS ...
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Identification and characterisation of bacterial genes associated with resistance to and/or degradation of environmental pollutants
... and biofilm capabilities are comparable in most ...(A20) biofilm process, moving bed sand filters, on granular activated carbon and in composite membrane ...
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The Development of Ageliferin Inspired Small Molecules as Antibiofilm and Antibacterial Agents against Multidrug Resistant Bacterial Pathogens
... First and foremost, I would like to acknowledge my family at home. To my wife Lisa, who I met the first summer I spent at Wake Forest Medical School being trained to work with biofilm-forming bacteria, you have ...
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Biofilm stability
... Ponovno lahko opazimo dela avtorjev, kjer so preučevali učinek visoko- tlačnega čiščenja. Na površini z biofilmom Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Staphylococcus aureus so uporabljali različne tlake. Ugotovili so, da pri ...
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Prevalence of Biofilm Formation and Detection of PSM B Gene in Clinical Isolates of Staphylococcus aureus
... infections, biofilm- producing and resistant ...importance. Biofilm formation helps bacteria adhere to tissues or medical indwelling devices, which could potentially cause life-threatening ...in ...
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