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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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Modulation of growth media influences aggregation and biofilm formation between Azotobacter chroococcum and Trichoderma viride
Kulandaivelu Velmourougane,Radha Prasanna,Anil Kumar Saxena,Shashi Bala Singh,Gautam Chawla,Rajeev Kaushik,Balasubramanian Ramakrishnan,Lata Nain +7 more
TL;DR: This is a first report on interrelationships among growth, aggregation and biofilm formation in relation to medium optimization for fungal-bacterial biofilm development.
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Metagenomic characterization of bacterial biofilm in four food processing plants in Colombia.
TL;DR: The results indicate that different bacterial genera of interest to the food industry due to their ability to form biofilm and affect food quality can coexist inside biofilms, and as such, persist in production environments, representing a constant risk for manufactured foods.
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It is all about location: how to pinpoint microorganisms and their functions in multispecies biofilms.
TL;DR: The pros and cons of fluorescence-based techniques used to decipher bacterial species patterns in biofilms at single cell level are discussed, including fluorescence in situ hybridization and the use of genetically modified bacteria that express fluorescent proteins, reporting the significant improvements of those techniques.
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Quorum Sensing and Bacterial Social Interactions in Biofilms: Bacterial Cooperation and Competition
Yung‐Hua Li,Xiao‐Lin Tian +1 more
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Activity of Biodegradable Polymeric Nanosponges against Dual-Species Bacterial Biofilms
Ahmed Nabawy,Jessa Marie Makabenta,Cheng-Hsuan Li,Jungmi Park,Aritra Nath Chattopadhyay,Suzannah M. Schmidt-Malan,Akash Gupta,Robin Patel,Vincent M. Rotello +8 more
TL;DR: The described engineered nanosponges demonstrated broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity through prevention of dual-species biofilm formation as well as eradication of preformed biofilms and showed no toxicity against mammalian cells, highlighting the therapeutic potential of this platform.
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