A research group in Korea has discovered a novel natural antimicrobial peptide, "Hirunipin-2," from the salivary glands of ...

Biofilms affect how microplastics settle. MIT researchers uncover how these layers shape pollution hotspots in rivers and ...

Required Enhances effectiveness of treatment Able to treat areas/infections not accessible for irradiation Wider range of conditions can be treated Bacterial biofilms associated with infections are an ...

Biofilms work so well, in fact, that they can increase antibiotic resistance hundreds to thousands of times above what’s normal, Zaman said. “Biofilms are pretty nasty to get off because they ...

When bacteria manage to resist antibiotic treatment, it is often because the bacteria form a biofilm of proteins and sugars that acts as a shield against the antibiotic. And it is a part of the ...

Additionally, it releases its two antibacterial agents, killing the microbes that produce the biofilms. Finally, any biofilm debris that withstood the initial onslaught sticks to the robot's ...