New BPEI preclinical data address treatment protocol, corneal biochemical environment, fungal resistance mechanism, MRSA biofilm inhibition, and ...

It has been reported that the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and the minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) for biofilm bacteria are 10 to 1000 times higher than the corresponding values for ...

After raising AU$2.2 million in its series A round, University of Western Australia spinout Lixa Pty Ltd. has emerged from stealth mode and is gearing up for clinical trials of its anti-biofilm ...

Breakthrough peptide research to combat bacterial biofilms An anti-biofilm cyclic peptide targets a secreted aminopeptidase from P. aeruginosa Date: July 6, 2023 Source: University of St. Andrews ...

Whether in the human body or on surfaces, bacteria protect themselves from outside attackers using biofilms. Physicist Eleonora Secchi is researching how these slime-like protective films are formed, ...

Spherical bacteria crowd on a plastic surface to form a globular shape with vacancies throughout. When bacteria crowd together and form sticky biofilms, infections can become more dangerous and ...

Biofilm formation by microorganisms represents a formidable hurdle in medical treatment due to their complex, structured communities encased in a self-generated extracellular matrix. This matrix ...

If your teeth have ever felt fuzzy after skipping a brushing, you've encountered biofilm—a slimy bacterial layer that clings to surfaces. In medical settings, biofilms make infections harder to treat ...

In this interview, SMART researchers describe how Enterococcus faecalis releases lactic acid to suppress immune cells, ...

Much of the interest in xylitol stems from its use in dentistry for prophylaxis against decay. The administration of xylitol in chewing gum and oral pastilles to schoolchildren in Finland has been the ...