PEG-PLGA nanoparticles deposited in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Burkholderia cenocepacia by Tinatini Tchatchiashvili, Helena Duering, Lisa Mueller-Boetticher, Christian Grune, Dagmar Fischer, Mathias W. Pletz, Oliwia Makarewicz

“…In our prior research, polymer nanoparticles (NPs) containing tobramycin displayed robust antibacterial efficacy against biofilm-embedded Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) and Burkholderia cenocepacia (B. cenocepacia) cells, critical pathogens in cystic fibrosis. …”
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A green route of antibacterial films production from shrimp (Penaeus monodon) shell waste biomass derived chitosan: Physicochemical, thermomechanical, morphological and antimicrobi... by Md. Mahmudur Rahman, Mohd. Maniruzzaman, Ripon Kumar Saha

“…The results advised that the newly fabricated biofilms are highly thermally stable, possessed several active binding sites with a uniform nonporous solid microstructure. …”
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Study of an arginine- and tryptophan-rich antimicrobial peptide in peri-implantitis by Qian Zhang, Yalei Jiang, Xiaotong He, Liwei Liu, Xi Zhang

“…This study found through antibacterial experiments, wound healing promotion experiments, and anti-inflammatory experiments that VR-12 inhibited and killed planktonic peri-implantitis-associated bacteria, inhibited biofilm formation, and disrupted mature biofilms. …”
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Evaluation of Fluoride release from orthodontic acrylic resin by using two different polymerizations techniques: An InVitro Study by Diyar B. Sabir, Zana Q. Omer

“… Background and objectives: Oral hygiene is mandatory for patients with orthodontic appliances and prevention of microbial biofilms in the oral environment. One method for inhibiting the growth of micro-organisms is commonly by use fluoridated dental material. …”
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The prevalence of motility-related genes within the human oral microbiota by Sofia T. Rocha, Dhara D. Shah, Qiyun Zhu, Abhishek Shrivastava

“…Spatial distribution and polymicrobial biofilms are observed in the oral microbiota, but little is understood on how they are influenced by motility. …”
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Marine carbon burial enhanced by microbial carbonate formation at hydrocarbon seeps by Daniel Smrzka, Yiting Tseng, Jennifer Zwicker, Andrea Schröder-Ritzrau, Norbert Frank, Anne-Désirée Schmitt, Thomas Pape, Daniel Birgel, Jörn Peckmann, Saulwood Lin, Gerhard Bohrmann

“…Phase-specific 230Th/U-based ages, lipid biomarker compositions, and calcium isotope data suggest that pink aragonite is a product of in situ biofilm mineralization. First estimated precipitation rates of these individual cements in the seep carbonates range from 0.04 cm/ka for clear aragonite to 1.0 cm/ka for pink aragonite, suggesting an up to 25-fold increase in precipitation rates associated with biofilm mineralization. …”
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Enterococcus faecium Mediastinitis Complicated by Disseminated Candida parapsilosis Infection after Congenital Heart Surgery in a 4-Week-Old Baby by Hanna Renk, Felix Neunhoeffer, Florian Hölzl, Michael Hofbeck, Matthias Kumpf

“…Antifungal treatment of disseminated C. parapsilosis infection may fail in PICU patients with nonbiological material in place due to capacity of this species to form biofilms on medical devices. Immediate removal of central venous catheters and other nonbiological material is life-saving in these patients.…”
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Multisite Infection with Mycobacterium abscessus after Replacement of Breast Implants and Gluteal Lipofilling by Eva Rüegg, Alexandre Cheretakis, Ali Modarressi, Stephan Harbarth, Brigitte Pittet-Cuénod

“…Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) occasionally cause surgical-site infections. As NTM grow in biofilms, implantations of foreign bodies are at risk. …”
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Microbial dysbiosis in periodontitis and peri-implantitis: pathogenesis, immune responses, and therapeutic by Ziwei Cui, Peng Wang, Weiyue Gao

“…The oral microbiome comprises over 700 distinct species, forming complex biofilms essential for maintaining oral and systemic health. …”
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Regime switching on the propagation speed of travelling waves of some size-structured myxobacteria population models* by Calvez Vincent, El Abdouni Adil, Estavoyer Maxime, Madrid Ignacio, Olivier Julien, Tournus Magali

“…In particular, recent developments in microscopy have revealed the impact of bacteria heterogeneity on the population motility. Biofilms of Myxococcus xanthus bacteria have been shown to be structured in clusters of various sizes, which remarkably, tend to move faster when they consist of a larger number of bacteria. …”
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Effect of non-contact induction heating on HA coatings and bone cement, an ex vivo study [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations] by Robert Kamphof, Dr. Bart G.C.W. Pijls, Dr. Rob G.H.H. Nelissen, Jeroen Mesman-Vergeer, Dr. Giuseppe Cama

“…When bacteria colonise an orthopaedic implant, they form biofilms that protect them from their environment, making them difficult to remove. …”
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Human Herpesviruses, Bacteria, and Fungi in Gingivitis and Periodontitis Pediatric Subjects: A Systematic Review by Federica Di Spirito, Massimo Pisano, Mario Caggiano, Giuseppina De Benedetto, Maria Pia Di Palo, Gianluigi Franci, Massimo Amato

“…In pediatric periodontitis, biofilms were more diverse and pathogenic, with increased prevalence of <i>A. actinomycetemcomitans</i> (56.09%), <i>P. gingivalis</i> (55.4%), and <i>T. forsythia</i> (35.9%). …”
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The Collection of Rhizosphere Microorganisms: its importance for the study of associative plant-bacterium interactions by O. V. Turkovskaya, S. N. Golubev

“…The extensive studies of the Azospirillum genome largely deepened our understanding of the role of the aforesaid bacterial structures, motility, and biofilms in the colonization of host plant roots. Of interest are also applied studies focusing on agricultural and environmental technologies and on the "green” synthesis of Au, Ag, and Se nanoparticles. …”
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Antibiofilm and Anti-Quorum Sensing Potential of Safely-Synthesized Hydrated Zirconium Oxide-Coated Alginate Beads against Some Pathogenic Bacteria by Alfred Ngenge Tamfu, Yasemin Ispirli Dogaç, Ozgur Ceylan, Andreea Botezatu Dediu, Selahattin Bozkurt, Rodica Mihaela Dinica

“…The synthesized particles reduced the chances for antimicrobial resistance since they disrupted QS in bacteria and eliminated biofilms, thereby preventing biofouling of microbial communities in water. …”
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Kinetic Aspects of Ethylene Glycol Degradation Using UV-C Activated Hydrogen Peroxide (H₂O₂/UV-C) by Timur Fazliev, Mikhail Lyulyukin, Denis Kozlov, Dmitry Selishchev

“…The contamination of water with EG facilitates the rapid growth of microbial biofilms, which decreases the concentration of dissolved oxygen in water and negatively affects overall biodiversity. …”
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A New gcrR-Deficient Streptococcus mutans Mutant for Replacement Therapy of Dental Caries by Wenting Pan, Tiantian Mao, Qing-an Xu, Jin Shao, Chang Liu, Mingwen Fan

“…The morphological characteristics of biofilms were analyzed by confocal laser scanning microscopy. …”
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Efficacy of oral irrigators compared to other interdental aids for managing peri-implant diseases: a systematic review by Gargi Gandi, Bhoomika Sai Laxmi Masanam, Ananya Sudhakaran Nair, Nidhi Semani, Aditi Chopra, Venkitachalam Ramanarayan

“…Removal of biofilm is the fundamental step in managing peri-implant diseases. …”
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Candida albicans Fungaemia following Traumatic Urethral Catheterisation in a Paraplegic Patient with Diabetes Mellitus and Candiduria Treated by Caspofungin by Subramanian Vaidyanathan, Bakul Soni, Peter Hughes, Gordon Ramage, Leighann Sherry, Gurpreet Singh, Paul Mansour

“…Both isolates formed consistently high levels of biofilm formation in vitro as assessed using a biofilm biomass stain, and high levels of resistance to voriconazole were observed. …”
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Purification, Characterization and Antibacterial Mechanism of Plantaricin 2-1 by Mengyang LI, Xiaoxue CHE, Qingshen SUN

“…Plantaricin P2-1 inhibited and/or eradicate the biofilms of two indicator strains. Additionally, plantaricin P2-1 could cause the death of indicator strains by destroying cell integrity, breaking down cytoderm and cytomembrane, as indicated by leakage of AKP, ATP and LDH. …”
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Broad-spectrum bioactivities of a sulfated heteropolysaccharide from Bacillus tequilensis MYG163: antioxidant, anti-Inflammatory, anticancer, antimicrobial, and antibiofilm propert... by Maha Abdullah Alwaili, Mohammed A. Alshehri, Thanaa R. Abdulrahman, Faisal Miqad K. Albaqami, Abdullah Alghamdi, Mona Othman I. Albureikan, Taghreed Shamrani, Abdullah Albelasi, Mohammad El-Nablaway, Samy Selim, Ahmed Ghareeb

“…It significantly reduced bacterial biofilm formation (86-88% inhibition at 75% MBC) and Candida biofilms (60-90% reduction). …”
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