New Insights on Biofilm Antimicrobial Strategies

• Autore: Melo Luís
• Pubblicazione: Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (264 p.)
• Soggetto topico: Technology: general issues
• Soggetto non controllato: Acinetobacter baumannii; adhesion; antibiofilm; antibiotic resistance; antibiotic tolerance; antimicrobial agent; bacteria; bacterial adhesion; bacteriophage; bacteriophage therapy; biofilm; Biofilm; biofilm control; biofilm inhibition; biofilm prevention and control; biofilms; biomedical application; blocking effect; Candida albicans; carbon nanotubes; catheter-associated urinary tract infections; chronic wounds; confocal laser scanning microscopy; Control Strategies; dental implants; dental plaque; electrospinning; encapsulation; endotracheal tube; EPS matrix; Escherichia coli; flow cytometry; free fatty acids; fungi; Galleria mellonella infection model; hardware infections; host response; hydrodynamics; intraspecies community; Klebsiella pneumoniae; KPC and OXA-48-like carbapenemases; left ventricular assist devices; linear oligoethyleneimine hydrochloride; microalga; microbial resistance; mixed-species biofilm analysis; multidrug-resistant bacteria; n/a; Oral Biofilm; Outreach; parallel plate flow cell; peptide nucleic acid-fluorescence in situ hybridization; peri-implantitis; persister; poly(dimethylsiloxane); polyether-ether-ketone; polymicrobial biofilm; prosthesis related infections; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Public Engagement; quorum sensing; recalcitrance; S100A8/A9; TiO2 nanofibers; urinary tract infections
• Persona (resp. second.): AzevedoNuno F; MeloLuís
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 stresses. Biofilms can have a negative impact on different sectors within society, namely in agriculture, food industries, and veterinary and human health. As a consequence of their metabolic state and matrix protection, biofilm cells are very difficult to tackle with antibiotics or chemical disinfectants. Due to this problem, recent advances in the development of antibiotic alternatives or complementary strategies to prevent or control biofilms have been reported. This book includes different strategies to prevent biofilm formation or to control biofilm development and includes full research articles, reviews, a communication, and a perspective.
• Titolo autorizzato: New Insights on Biofilm Antimicrobial Strategies
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910557721803321
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