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Interactions in multispecies biofilms: do they actually matter?
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The recent focus on complex bacterial communities has led to the recognition of interactions across species boundaries, particularly pronounced in multispecies biofilms, where synergistic interactions impact the bacterial distribution and overall biomass produced.About:
This article is published in Trends in Microbiology.The article was published on 2014-02-01. It has received 400 citations till now.read more
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Biofilm through the Looking Glass: A Microbial Food Safety Perspective
Sapna Chitlapilly Dass,Rong Wang +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper , a review of potential food safety issues associated with biofilms in the food-processing environment is presented, where the authors explore how multispecies bio-films help in protecting the foodborne pathogen from common sanitizers and disseminate biofilm cells from hotspots and contaminate food products.
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Horizontal Gene Transfer in Soil and the Rhizosphere: Impact on Ecological Fitness of Bacteria
TL;DR: Considering the importance of HGT, a better understanding of genetic processes in the rhizosphere will further help in effective exploitation of naturally engineered bacteria for sustainable agriculture.
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Identification of a cyclic-di-GMP-modulating response regulator that impacts biofilm formation in a model sulfate reducing bacterium.
Lara Rajeev,Eric G. Luning,Sara D. Altenburg,Grant M. Zane,Edward E. K. Baidoo,Michela Catena,Jay D. Keasling,Jay D. Keasling,Judy D. Wall,Matthew W. Fields,Aindrila Mukhopadhyay +10 more
TL;DR: Of the two diguanylate cyclases (DGCs) that function as part of two-component signaling, DVU0636 plays an important role in biofilm formation while the function of DVU2067 has pertinence in planktonic growth.
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Efficacy of Thymol and Eugenol Against Polymicrobial Biofilm
TL;DR: Thymol and eugenol serves as a potential source for new antibiofilm drugs towards polymicrobial biofilm and shows inhibitory activity against the formation of mono and polymicro microbial biofilms of the microbial tested.
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Biofilm Formation and Biosurfactant Activity in Plant-Associated Bacteria
TL;DR: This chapter reviews the biochemical and genetic mechanisms that underlie biofilm formation and biosurfactant activity in beneficial (symbiotic) bacteria and phytopathogenic bacteria, particularly Pseudomonas species.
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