Alexandra T Payne,Abigail J Davidson,Jinjun Kan et al.
Alexandra T Payne et al.
Viruses have important impacts on aquatic microbial ecology and have been studied at length in the global ocean. However, the roles of bacteriophages in lotic ecosystems, particularly in benthic biofilms, have been largely under-studied. Th...
Sowmya Subramanian,Ryan C Huiszoon,Sangwook Chu et al.
Sowmya Subramanian et al.
Biofilms are the primary cause of clinical bacterial infections and are impervious to typical amounts of antibiotics, necessitating very high doses for elimination. Therefore, it is imperative to have suitable methods for characterization t...
Cellular chaining influences biofilm formation and structure in group A Streptococcus [0.03%]
链状细胞列阵影响群A链球菌生物被膜的形成和结构
Artur Matysik,Foo Kiong Ho,Alicia Qian Ler Tan et al.
Artur Matysik et al.
Group A Streptococcal (GAS) biofilm formation is an important pathological feature contributing to the antibiotic tolerance and progression of various GAS infections. Although a number of bacterial factors have been described to promote in ...
The future of biofilm research - Report on the '2019 Biofilm Bash' [0.03%]
菌膜研究的未来——关于“2019年菌膜聚会”的报告
Tom Coenye,Birthe Kjellerup,Paul Stoodley et al.
Tom Coenye et al.
In May 2019, 29 scientists with expertise in various subdisciplines of biofilm research got together in Leavenworth (WA, USA) at an event designated as the '2019 Biofilm Bash'. The goal of this informal two-day meeting was first to identify...
Impact of metal ions on structural EPS hydrogels from aerobic granular sludge [0.03%]
金属离子对好氧颗粒污泥结构性聚合物水凝胶结构的影响研究
Simon Felz,Hugo Kleikamp,Jure Zlopasa et al.
Simon Felz et al.
Structural extracellular polymeric substances (structural EPS) can form stable hydrogels and are considered to be responsible for the stability of biofilms and aerobic granular sludge. Structural EPS were extracted from aerobic granular slu...
Minimum information guideline for spectrophotometric and fluorometric methods to assess biofilm formation in microplates [0.03%]
微板测定生物被膜形成的分光光度法和荧光法的最低信息指南
Jontana Allkja,Thomas Bjarnsholt,Tom Coenye et al.
Jontana Allkja et al.
The lack of reproducibility of published studies is one of the major issues facing the scientific community, and the field of biofilm microbiology has been no exception. One effective strategy against this multifaceted problem is the use of...
Characteristics of monolayer formation in vitro by the chytrid Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis [0.03%]
蛙壶菌(Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis)的单层体在体外形成的特点
Shalika Silva,Lisa Matz,Moamen M Elmassry et al.
Shalika Silva et al.
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis is a globally distributed generalist pathogen that has driven many amphibian populations to extinction. The life cycle of B. dendrobatidis has two main cell types, motile zoospores, and sessile reproductive sp...
Improving antibiotic treatment of bacterial biofilm by hyperbaric oxygen therapy: Not just hot air [0.03%]
高压氧治疗可改善生物被膜感染的抗生素疗效：并非无稽之谈
P Ø Jensen,S A Møller,C J Lerche et al.
P Ø Jensen et al.
Bacteria and fungi show substantial increased recalcitrance when growing as infectious biofilms. Chronic infections caused by biofilm growing microorganisms is considered a major problem of modern medicine. New strategies are needed to impr...
Fungal hyphae colonization by Bacillus subtilis relies on biofilm matrix components [0.03%]
枯草芽孢杆菌依靠生物被膜基质成分定殖真菌菌丝
Bodil Kjeldgaard,Stevanus A Listian,Valliyammai Ramaswamhi et al.
Bodil Kjeldgaard et al.
Bacteria interact with their environment including microbes and higher eukaryotes. The ability of bacteria and fungi to affect each other are defined by various chemical, physical and biological factors. During physical association, bacteri...
Into the well-A close look at the complex structures of a microtiter biofilm and the crystal violet assay [0.03%]
深入探究微孔板生物膜及其结晶紫染色测定法的复杂结构
Kasper Nørskov Kragh,Maria Alhede,Lasse Kvich et al.
Kasper Nørskov Kragh et al.
The microtiter assay is one of the most widely used methods for assessing biofilm formation. Though it has high throughput, this assay is known for its substantial deviation from experiment to experiment, and even from well to well. Since t...