Finally, biofilm-forming bacteria use chemical communication, called quorum sensing, to coordinate their metabolism (Camilli and Bassler 2006). Bacteria release chemical signals that are sensed by ...
Biofilms allow bacteria and other pathogens to survive for extended periods of time on surfaces, so lapses in hygiene form significant risk vectors. The exact harm of such a biofilm depends on the ...
most bacteria mimic multicellular life, forming a community connected by a biofilm. These slime-like, three dimensional structures develop when bacteria secrete sugars, proteins, and other ...
Persistence of multidrug-resistant bacteria in the environment of LTCFs, as well as in the infected patients, is increased by the ability of most of them to form biofilm by adhering to biotic or ...
The purpose of this article is to describe the biofilm form of life, the mechanisms of ... demonstrate unequivocally that more than 99.9% of bacteria grow as aggregated "sessile" communities ...
By identifying an enzyme, labeled GH-B2, capable of degrading biofilm-forming polysaccharides, the team moved a step closer to disrupting these bacterial defenses. The researchers synthesized GH-B2 in ...
More information: Kasper Holst Hansen et al, Structure of biofilm-forming functional amyloid PSMα1 from Staphylococcus aureus ...
Most of the disease-causing bacteria secrete matrix ... in this matrix come together to form polysaccharides, which play a key role in making the biofilm stronger. The IISc team decided to develop ...
Dr Annette Taylor and Dr Esther Karunakaran are part of a new Research Group the Sheffield Collaboratorium for Antimicrobial Resistance And Biofilms. The group are looking at how harmful bacteria form ...