Persistent Cutibacterium (Formerly Propionibacterium) acnes Bacteremia and Refractory Endocarditis in a Patient with Retained Implantable Pacemaker Leads by M. Freedman, J. O. Aflatooni, R. Foster, P. G. Haggerty, C. J. Derber

“…While the virulence of C. acnes is low in humans, it does produce a biofilm and has been identified as an etiologic agent in a growing number of implant-associated infections. …”
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Synthesized Phosphonium Compounds Demonstrate Resistant Modulatory and Antibiofilm Formation Activities against Some Pathogenic Bacteria by Cedric Dzidzor Kodjo Amengor, Cynthia Amaning Danquah, Emmanuel Bentil Asare Adusei, Francis Klenam Kekessie, Francis Ofosu-Koranteng, Paul Peprah, Benjamin Kingsley Harley, Emmanuel Orman, Joseph Adu, Yussif Saaka

“…All the test compounds exhibited a concentration-dependent biofilm formation inhibition against S. aureus, except P-Z (compound 6). …”
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Optimization of Antibacterial, Structures, and Thermal Properties of Alginate-ZrO2 Bionanocomposite by the Taguchi Method by Mohsen Safaei, Hedaiat Moradpoor, Mohammad Salmani Mobarakeh, Nima Fallahnia

“…Antibacterial efficacy against Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans) biofilm was the highest when the nanocomposite was formed under the circumstances of experiment 6 (zirconia 8 mg/ml, alginate 70 mg/ml, and 40 min stirring time). …”
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ClpB chaperone as a promising target for antimicrobial therapy: A narrative review by Sachini J. Udari, Sayoka Shamodhi, Rumesh M. Nelumdeniya, Udayana Ranatunga, Nimesha N. Senadeera, Chathuranga B. Ranaweera

“…Infections caused by ESKAPE pathogens are particularly challenging due to their resistance to broad-spectrum antibiotics and biofilm formation, posing a significant global health threat as they are often multidrug-resistant, extensively drug-resistant, and pan-drug-resistant. …”
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Composting of municipal solid waste with microbial-inoculated biochar amendment: impact on process and end-product quality by Mohammad Javad Tahsini, Mahnaz Nikaeen, Farzaneh Mohammadi, Ahmadreza Taghipour, Meghdad Tahmasebi, Amir Hossein Nafez

“…Microbial consortium from the active composting phase was utilized for inoculation and biofilm formation on the biochar surface. Five experimental windrow piles were established, including a control pile without biochar, and piles amended with either biochar or microbial-inoculated biochar. …”
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Pyoverdine, the Major Siderophore in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Evades NGAL Recognition by Mary E. Peek, Abhinav Bhatnagar, Nael A. McCarty, Susu M. Zughaier

“…P. aeruginosa produces a major siderophore known as pyoverdine, found to be important for bacterial virulence and biofilm development. We report that pyoverdine did not bind to NGAL, as measured by tryptophan fluorescence quenching, while enterobactin bound to NGAL effectively causing a strong response. …”
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Photo-curing hyaluronic acid-Janus antibacterial packs as O2 generator precisely modulate the infectious microenvironment for antibiotic-free periodontal therapy by Runxiu Wei, Gaojie Li, Yuying Huang, Linjing Mi, Jiamin Wu, Huan Huang, Na Yin, Yuling Chen, Qiang Yang, Wenjun Zhang, Bingzhi Sun, Ran Sun, Ling Guo, Min Feng

“…In vitro studies showed that the antibacterial packs gradually released lauric acid and oxygen over 7 days, exhibiting significant anti-biofilm effects against both aerobic and anaerobic bacteria. …”
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Methylobacterium populi VP2: Plant Growth-Promoting Bacterium Isolated from a Highly Polluted Environment for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Biodegradation by Valeria Ventorino, Filomena Sannino, Alessandro Piccolo, Valeria Cafaro, Rita Carotenuto, Olimpia Pepe

“…Moreover, this strain also showed multiple plant growth promotion activities: it was able to produce indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) and siderophores, solubilise phosphate, and produce a biofilm in the presence of phenanthrene and alleviate phenanthrene stress in tomato seeds. …”
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Scaffold-enabled high-resolution cryo-EM structure determination of RNA by Daniel B. Haack, Boris Rudolfs, Shouhong Jin, Alexandra Khitun, Kevin M. Weeks, Navtej Toor

“…We demonstrate this technology by determining the structures of the 86-nucleotide (nt) thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP) riboswitch aptamer domain and the recently described 210-nt raiA bacterial non-coding RNA involved in sporulation and biofilm formation. In the case of the TPP riboswitch aptamer domain, the scaffolding approach allowed visualization of the riboswitch ligand binding pocket at 2.5 Å resolution. …”
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A Case of Pacemaker Endocarditis Caused by Aerococcus urinae by Sandra Samuelsson, Charles Kennergren, Magnus Rasmussen

“…In this population, cardiac implanted electronical devices (CIED) are not uncommon, but despite the capacity of A. urinae to form biofilm in vitro, no cases of aerococcal CIED infections have been reported to date. …”
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Preparation of Ag-Metal organic frameworks-loaded Sodium Alginate Hydrogel for the treatment of periodontitis by Jinlei Wang, Ke Li, Haizhong Yuan

“…It successfully hindered the development of Escherichia coli (E.coli) and Staphylococcus aureus (S.aureus) by disrupting bacterial intracellular metabolism, generating ROS, compromising cell membrane integrity, and preventing biofilm formation. The Ag@MOF/Alg hydrogel displayed a characteristic interconnected three-dimensional structure, along with hydrophilic and antimicrobial effects. …”
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Influence of Gallic Acid and Thai Culinary Essential Oils on Antibacterial Activity of Nisin against Streptococcus mutans by Pimsumon Jiamboonsri, Pimpikar Kanchanadumkerng

“…The results demonstrated that kaffir lime leaf (KLL) oil, lemongrass (LG) oil, and GA showed a potent anti-S. mutans activity and inhibited biofilm formation with the possible mechanism targeted on the cell membrane. …”
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Antimicrobial proteins from oyster hemolymph improve the efficacy of conventional antibiotics. by Kate Summer, Qi Guo, Lei Liu, Bronwyn Barkla, Sarah Giles, Kirsten Benkendorff

“…HPE showed antimicrobial-biofilm inhibitory activity toward laboratory and clinical strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Streptococcus pyogenes at 4.4 and 24.1 μg/mL total protein, respectively. …”
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Grewia tenax-Mediated Silver Nanoparticles as Efficient Antibacterial and Antifungal Agents by Priyanka Yadav, Monisha Singhal, Sreemoyee Chatterjee, Surendra Nimesh, Nidhi Gupta

“…The inhibitory effect of silver nanoparticles on biofilm formation was also observed against these bacteria. …”
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Biosynthesis of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Using Food Origin Citrobacter freundii in Optimized Conditions by Marwa H. AlKhafaji, Raghdan H. Mohsin, Mokhtar Jawad Kadhim

“…The biosynthesized IONPs inhibited the biofilm formation of both food and clinical isolates. …”
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From Cure to Crisis: Understanding the Evolution of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in Human Microbiota by Hamed Tahmasebi, Neda Arjmand, Marzieh Monemi, Ali Babaeizad, Farnaz Alibabaei, Negar Alibabaei, Aisa Bahar, Valentyn Oksenych, Majid Eslami

“…Key resistance mechanisms include genetic mutations, horizontal gene transfer, and biofilm formation, with the human microbiota acting as a reservoir for antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). …”
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Control of <i>Vibrio parahaemolyticus</i> in Seafood Using the Combination of Lytic Phages and Citric Acid by Xiaoshuang Zheng, Lu Gao, Lei Yuan, Caowei Chen, Zhenquan Yang

“…In addition, phage VPpYZU64 combined with 600 μg/mL citric acid exhibited the highest biofilm reduction rate for <i>V. parahaemolyticus</i>. …”
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Systemic and Local Administration of Antimicrobial and Cell Therapies to Prevent Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis-Induced Femoral Nonunions in a Rat Model by Arianna B. Lovati, Lorenzo Drago, Marta Bottagisio, Matilde Bongio, Marzia Ferrario, Silvia Perego, Veronica Sansoni, Elena De Vecchi, Carlo L. Romanò

“…S. epidermidis is responsible for biofilm-related nonunions. This study compares the response to S. epidermidis-infected fractures in rats systemically or locally injected with vancomycin or bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) in preventing the nonunion establishment. …”
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A strategy for controlling Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae: inhibition of ClpV expression by Wenke Liu, Dan Wang, Qiangxing He, Shiwen Cao, Jiaxin Cao, Huajie Zhao, Junwei Cui, Fan Yang

“…However, knocking out the clpV gene markedly decreased the mucoid phenotype and the biofilm formation ability of hvKP. It reduced the interspecific competition of hvKP with Escherichia coli, Salmonella, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Staphylococcus aureus. …”
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Genomic Landscape Reveals Chromosomally-Mediated Antimicrobial Resistome and Virulome of a High-Risk International Clone II Acinetobacter baumannii AB073 from Thailand by Rattiya Cheewapat, Jadsadaporn Redkimned, Sirikran Lekuthai, Thawatchai Kitti, Kannipa Tasanapak, Aunchalee Thanwisai, Sutthirat Sitthisak, Thanet Sornda, Hathaichanok Impheng, Sudarat Onsurathum, Udomluk Leungtongkam, Supaporn Lamlertthon, Siriwat Kucharoenphaibul, Jintana Wongwigkarn, Pantira Singkum, Pattrarat Chanchaithong, Rapee Thummeepak

“…Moreover, this isolate also carried multiple genes associated with the ability of iron uptake, biofilm formation, immune invasion, virulence regulations, and serum resistance. …”
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