surfaces can trigger inflammation in the human body, which is a specific form of persistent infection. The biofilms have evolved significantly increased antibiotic resistance relative to their ...

Researchers estimate that most human bacterial infections proceed with biofilm formation. These biofilms are able to take hold in different body tissues and, because they are resistant to high ...

In medical settings, biofilms make infections harder to treat when they form protective shields for bacteria on devices like catheters and implants. UC Riverside scientists have now discovered a ...

Thus, the diagnostic and therapeutic strategies used to fight acute infections are not effective in eradicating medical device biofilm-related infections or chronic biofilm diseases. Today ...

This universal survival strategy may explain why biofilms play such an important role in various environments—from natural ecosystems to human infections. However, the study raises new questions ...

pneumoniae biofilm-associated infections." The researchers are now planning on incorporating the enzyme in something wearable ...

That’s why organisms often can’t clear infections on their own, and why antibiotic treatments often fail when fighting a ...

Weir’s research program utilizes clinical and pre-clinical research models to explore the interactions between the diet, gut microbiome, and human ... infection models to evaluate anti-biofilm ...

Mimicking this transition into a human host, our laboratory has demonstrated that a suite of genes related to adhesion, immune evasion, biofilm ... for infection prevention or treatment. Anastasia ...

which is designed specifically to prevent biofilm formation and maturation, enabling the body’s natural immune response to more effectively clear emerging infections, ultimately reducing their ...