New Insights on Biofilm Antimicrobial Strategies

• Other Authors: Melo, Luís (Editor), Azevedo, Nuno F. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: 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
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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 stress...