New Insights on Biofilm Antimicrobial Strategies
Melo, Luís
New Insights on Biofilm Antimicrobial Strategies - Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021 - 1 electronic resource (264 p.)
Open Access
Over the last few decades, the study of microbial biofilms has been gaining interest among the scientific community. These microbial communities comprise cells adhered to surfaces that are surrounded by a self-produced exopolymeric matrix that protects biofilm cells against different external stresses. Biofilms can have a negative impact on different sectors within society, namely in agriculture, food industries, and veterinary and human health. As a consequence of their metabolic state and matrix protection, biofilm cells are very difficult to tackle with antibiotics or chemical disinfectants. Due to this problem, recent advances in the development of antibiotic alternatives or complementary strategies to prevent or control biofilms have been reported. This book includes different strategies to prevent biofilm formation or to control biofilm development and includes full research articles, reviews, a communication, and a perspective.
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English
books978-3-0365-1220-4 9783036512211 9783036512204
10.3390/books978-3-0365-1220-4 doi
Technology: general issues
antibiofilm antimicrobial agent bacteria fungi polymicrobial biofilm microalga free fatty acids encapsulation biofilm chronic wounds host response S100A8/A9 dental plaque quorum sensing microbial resistance bacterial adhesion blocking effect hydrodynamics parallel plate flow cell carbon nanotubes poly(dimethylsiloxane) adhesion Escherichia coli Biofilm Public Engagement Outreach Control Strategies Oral Biofilm TiO2 nanofibers electrospinning biofilm prevention and control multidrug-resistant bacteria biomedical application biofilms biofilm inhibition dental implants peri-implantitis polyether-ether-ketone Pseudomonas aeruginosa Candida albicans mixed-species biofilm analysis flow cytometry bacteriophage therapy prosthesis related infections hardware infections left ventricular assist devices Acinetobacter baumannii antibiotic resistance antibiotic tolerance persister intraspecies community EPS matrix peptide nucleic acid-fluorescence in situ hybridization urinary tract infections catheter-associated urinary tract infections confocal laser scanning microscopy recalcitrance biofilm control Klebsiella pneumoniae KPC and OXA-48-like carbapenemases Galleria mellonella infection model linear oligoethyleneimine hydrochloride bacteriophage endotracheal tube n/a
New Insights on Biofilm Antimicrobial Strategies - Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021 - 1 electronic resource (264 p.)
Open Access
Over the last few decades, the study of microbial biofilms has been gaining interest among the scientific community. These microbial communities comprise cells adhered to surfaces that are surrounded by a self-produced exopolymeric matrix that protects biofilm cells against different external stresses. Biofilms can have a negative impact on different sectors within society, namely in agriculture, food industries, and veterinary and human health. As a consequence of their metabolic state and matrix protection, biofilm cells are very difficult to tackle with antibiotics or chemical disinfectants. Due to this problem, recent advances in the development of antibiotic alternatives or complementary strategies to prevent or control biofilms have been reported. This book includes different strategies to prevent biofilm formation or to control biofilm development and includes full research articles, reviews, a communication, and a perspective.
Creative Commons
English
books978-3-0365-1220-4 9783036512211 9783036512204
10.3390/books978-3-0365-1220-4 doi
Technology: general issues
antibiofilm antimicrobial agent bacteria fungi polymicrobial biofilm microalga free fatty acids encapsulation biofilm chronic wounds host response S100A8/A9 dental plaque quorum sensing microbial resistance bacterial adhesion blocking effect hydrodynamics parallel plate flow cell carbon nanotubes poly(dimethylsiloxane) adhesion Escherichia coli Biofilm Public Engagement Outreach Control Strategies Oral Biofilm TiO2 nanofibers electrospinning biofilm prevention and control multidrug-resistant bacteria biomedical application biofilms biofilm inhibition dental implants peri-implantitis polyether-ether-ketone Pseudomonas aeruginosa Candida albicans mixed-species biofilm analysis flow cytometry bacteriophage therapy prosthesis related infections hardware infections left ventricular assist devices Acinetobacter baumannii antibiotic resistance antibiotic tolerance persister intraspecies community EPS matrix peptide nucleic acid-fluorescence in situ hybridization urinary tract infections catheter-associated urinary tract infections confocal laser scanning microscopy recalcitrance biofilm control Klebsiella pneumoniae KPC and OXA-48-like carbapenemases Galleria mellonella infection model linear oligoethyleneimine hydrochloride bacteriophage endotracheal tube n/a