Effect of implant abutment surface treatments on bacterial biofilm composition and structure by Eduardo Anitua, Alia Murias-Freijo, Roberto Tierno, Ricardo Tejero, Mohammad Hamdan Alkhraisat

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Biochemistry of Bacterial Biofilm: Insights into Antibiotic Resistance Mechanisms and Therapeutic Intervention by Kashish Azeem, Sadaf Fatima, Asghar Ali, Ayesha Ubaid, Fohad Mabood Husain, Mohammad Abid

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Sodium dichloroisocyanurate: a promising candidate for the disinfection of resilient drain biofilm by Abbie Martin, Natasha Doyle, Tom F. O'Mahony

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Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria: Biofilm Formation and Corrosive Activity in Endodontic Files by Fabiano Luiz Heggendorn, Aline Guerra Manssour Fraga, Dennis de Carvalho Ferreira, Lucio Souza Gonçalves, Viviane de Oliveira Freitas Lione, Márcia Teresa Soares Lutterbach

“…This study describes the biofilm formation and the corrosive capacity of sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) on the metallic structure of used endodontic files. …”
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Silver-Treated Sutures for the Prevention of Biofilm-Associated Surgical Site Infections by Federica Paladini, Angelica Panico, Annalia Masi, Francesca Russo, Alessandro Sannino, Mauro Pollini

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Studying the Formation of Biofilms on Supports with Different Polarity and Their Efficiency to Treat Wastewater by Stavroula Sfaelou, Hrissi K. Karapanagioti, John Vakros

“…The main objective of this study was the evaluation of biofilm formation onto different supports and of biofilm efficiency to treat wastewater. …”
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Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern and Biofilm Formation in Clinical Isolates of Enterococcus spp. by Sridevi Shridhar, Biranthabail Dhanashree

“…Enterococcus surface protein (esp) is a virulence factor that helps in the adhesion, but its role in biofilm formation is still contradictory. Moreover, in many bacterial species, strong biofilm producer exhibits multidrug resistance. …”
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Novel Artificial Biofilm Equivalent for Denture Surfaces: A Pilot Study by Jan-Philipp Kunze, Klaus Boening, Heike Meissner, Katarzyna Kresse-Walczak

“…The microbial population of the dental biofilm is embedded in an extracellular matrix that contains organic polymers such as polysaccharides. …”
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A novel strategy for eradication of staphylococcal biofilms using blood clots by Kayla E. Grooters, Sheridan L. Hayes, David M. Richter, Jennifer C. Ku, Robert Sawyer, Yong Li

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Investigation of Antibiotic Resistance and Biofilm Formation in Clinical Isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae by Kiana Karimi, Omid Zarei, Parinaz Sedighi, Mohammad Taheri, Amin Doosti-Irani, Leili Shokoohizadeh

“…High-level resistance to cefotaxime was detected in 92%, and all of isolates were susceptible to colistin. Biofilm formation was seen in 62 (75%) isolates. Strong biofilm formation was observed in 17 (20%) strains. …”
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Adhesion of Porphyromonas gingivalis and Biofilm Formation on Different Types of Orthodontic Brackets by William Papaioannou, Athanasios Panagopoulos, Haroula Koletsi-Kounari, Efterpi Kontou, Margarita Makou

“…No significant effect was detected for the impact of the type of biofilm, although on stainless steel and plastic brackets there was a tendency for higher numbers of the pathogen in multi-species biofilms. …”
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Arsenic Transfer from As-Rich Sediments to River Water in the Presence of Biofilms by Diego Martiñá Prieto, Verónica Martín-Liñares, Verónica Piñeiro, María Teresa Barral

“…The influence of epipsammic biofilms on As release from river sediments was evaluated in a microcosm experiment where biofilms were grown on sediments containing 106 mg kg−1 As, collected in the Anllóns River, and compared with control systems without biofilms. …”
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Advantages of using biofilms to obtain high-value molecules by microbial biotransformations by Nicoly Subtil de Oliveira, Romeu Cassiano Pucci da Silva Ramos, Rafaela Caldas de Paula, Matheus Gonçalves da Costa Pereira, Rosimeire Takaki Rosa, Luiz Fernando Bianchini, Edvaldo Antonio Ribeiro Rosa

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Is an oritavancin catheter lock solution active against biofilms of staphylococci and enterococci? by Marta Díaz-Navarro, Emilia Cercenado, Ariadna Monte, Andrés Visedo, Carmen Rodríguez, Ma Jesús Pérez-Granda, Patricia Muñoz, María Guembe

“…Results: The percentage reduction in metabolic activity was 95.3 % between biofilms treated with ORT solution incubated for 7 days and biofilms treated with ORT solution before incubation. …”
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Prebiotic property of tamarind seed kernel on Bifidobacterium animalis growth and biofilm formation by Roongrawee Wandee, Khaetthareeya Sutthanut, Jenjira Songsri, Natthida Weerapreeyakul, Theera Rittirod, Patcharaporn Tippayawat, Orawan Yangkruea, Siraphop Jakcharoenpornchai

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Anti-Biofilm Agents to Overcome <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> Antibiotic Resistance by Marie Hanot, Elodie Lohou, Pascal Sonnet

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Production of Pectin-Cellulose Biofilms: A New Approach for Citrus Waste Recycling by Veronika Bátori, Mostafa Jabbari, Dan Åkesson, Patrik R. Lennartsson, Mohammad J. Taherzadeh, Akram Zamani

“…Orange waste has been investigated for biofilm production, using the gelling ability of pectin and the strength of cellulosic fibres. …”
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Antibacterial Efficacy of Iron-Oxide Nanoparticles against Biofilms on Different Biomaterial Surfaces by Monica Thukkaram, Soundarya Sitaram, Sathish kumar Kannaiyan, Guruprakash Subbiahdoss

“…Biofilm growth on the implant surface is the number one cause of the failure of the implants. …”
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Biofilm in Genital Ecosystem: A Potential Risk Factor for Chlamydia trachomatis Infection by Simone Filardo, Marisa Di Pietro, Giulia Tranquilli, Rosa Sessa

“…The aim of our study was to investigate the interaction between C. trachomatis and the biofilm produced by Candida albicans or Gardnerella vaginalis, evaluating whether the biofilm can harbor C. trachomatis and influence its survival as well as its infectious properties. …”
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Anti-motilities and anti-biofilm effects of Ageratum conyzoides L. methanol extract by Eli Compaoré, Moussa Compaoré, Vincent Ouédraogo, Ablassé Rouamba, Alimata Bancé, Mignini R. Dofini, Martin Kiendrebeogo

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