Then, they introduced the same charged nanoplastics. The positively charged particles still caused stress — and enhanced Shiga-like toxin production — in biofilm-bound E. coli.

Over 80% of opportunistic infections in humans are caused by microbial biofilms. Traditional methods of study for these infections have focused on single species yet there is a wealth of evidence that ...

Some features of this microorganism have been associated with biofilm formation, such as a pilus assembly system, [79] a homolog to the staphylococcal Bap involved in intercellular adhesion within ...

Patients with a urinary catheter in place for over 30 days are considered to have a long-term, or chronic, catheter. [22] Of course, the longer urinary catheters remain in place, the greater the ...

Abstract The recent trend in the early admittance to long-term care facilities (LTCFs) of severely injured patients transferred from general hospitals has given a new dynamic to the incidence of ...

Biofilm-Based Infections in Long-term Care Facilities Gianfranco Donelli; Claudia Vuotto Disclosures Future Microbiol. 2014;9 (2):175-188. Future Perspective ...

Farmland drainages are a hotspot for agricultural phosphorus (P) pollution. Periphytic biofilms (PBs) are easy to grow on waterlogged solid surfaces in farmland ecosystems, such as paddy soils and ...

Early detection of pollutants in water discharge is an integral part of environmental monitoring. Electroactive biofilm (EAB)-enabled, microbial fuel cell (MFC)-based biosensors facilitate ...

The present study aimed to evaluate the anti-adherence activity of Lippia sidoides Cham., comparing the results with those of 0.12% chlorhexidine by means of an in vitro simulation of dental biofilm.

For minimal biofilm eradication concentration (MBEC) and the total number of viable cells, the biofilms were washed twice with sterile PBS, and then vigorously scraped and transferred to a conical ...