Biofilms: Survival Mechanisms of Clinically Relevant Microorganisms

By R. Donlan, J. Costerton. Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 2002

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Subfields: Endocrinology, Molecular Biology, Periodontics

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Guidelines for the prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections. (2002, neutral): “Important pathogenic determinants of CRBSI are 1) the material of which the device is made; 2) the host factors consisting of protein adhesions, such as fibrin and fibronectin, that form a sheath around the catheter [217]; and 3) the intrinsic virulence factors of the infecting organism, including t”
Candida glabrata, Candida parapsilosis and Candida tropicalis: biology, epidemiology, pathogenicity and antifungal resistance. (2012, background): “…formation is an important virulence factor for a number of Candida species, as it confers significant resistance to antifungal therapy by limiting the penetration of substances through the matrix and protecting cells from host immune responses (Donlan & Costerton, 2002; Mukherjee & Chandra, 2004).”
Silver Nanoparticles as Potential Antibacterial Agents (2015, background): “Biofilms develop in natural aquatic systems, water pipes, on the teeth, on medical devices [15].”
Microorganisms Resistant to Free-Living Amoebae (2004, background): “Biofilms such as those found on contact lenses and dental unit water lines can support the growth of free-living amoebae (14, 62).”
Staphylococcus aureus biofilms (2011, background): “A biofilm can be defined as a microbially-derived sessile community, typified by cells that are attached to a substratum, interface, or to each other, are embedded in a matrix of extracellular polymeric substance, and exhibit an altered phenotype with regard to growth, gene expression and protein pr”
Pathogenesis of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection. (2008, background): “aureus can form biofilms (slime) on host and prosthetic surfaces, enabling it to persist by evading host defenses and antimicrobials [9].”
Human Host Defense Peptide LL-37 Prevents Bacterial Biofilm Formation (2008, background): “survival in a hostile environment (14, 50), the inhibition of”
Guidelines for the prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections. (2002, neutral): “virulence factors of the infecting organism, including the extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) produced by the adherent organisms [218].”
Why chronic wounds will not heal: a novel hypothesis (2008, background): “Of paramount importance to the physician is that biofilm bacteria are generally more resistant to antibiotic treatment than their planktonic bacterial counterparts.(12,13,54) Resistance to antimicrobial compounds is multifunctional.”