Channel: Biofilm engineering

Inspired by: Pablo I Nikel

The engineering of biofilm in biotechnologies. A biofilm comprises any syntrophic consortium of microorganisms in which cells stick to each other and often also to a surface. These adherent cells become embedded within a slimy extracellular matrix that is composed of extracellular polymeric substances (EPSs). The cells within the biofilm produce the EPS components, which are typically a polymeric conglomeration of extracellular polysaccharides, proteins, lipids and DNA. Because they have three-dimensional structure and represent a community lifestyle for microorganisms, they have been metaphorically described as "cities for microbes". Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0)

    2023 Articles

    30 537 articles

    Biosynthesis and Gene Regulation of Rhamnolipid Congeners

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    Role of the stress-responsive two-component system CpxAR in regulating fimbriae expression in Klebsiella pneumoniae CG43

    • Chih-Hao Kuo, Wei-Feng Lin, Chia-Jui Liu, …, Zhe-Chong Wang, Ting-Yi Liu, Hwei-Ling Peng
    • J Microbiol Immunol Infect, 10.1016/j.jmii.2023.02.003
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    Genetic Analysis Reveals a Requirement for the Hybrid Sensor Kinase RscS in para-Aminobenzoic Acid/Calcium-Induced Biofilm Formation by Vibrio fischeri

    • Courtney N Dial, Brittany L Fung, Karen L Visick, …, Courtney N Dial, Brittany L Fung, Karen L Visick
    • J Bacteriol, 10.1128/jb.00075-23
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    Biofilm Formation by Mutant Strains of Bacilli under Different Stress Conditions

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    Living a bacterial lifestyle as an academic researcher

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    An Inducible T7 Polymerase System for High-Level Protein Expression in Diverse Gram-Negative Bacteria

    • Jennifer L Greenwich, Melene A Alakavuklar, Clay Fuqua, …, Jennifer L Greenwich, Melene A Alakavuklar, Clay Fuqua
    • None, 10.1128/mra.01119-22
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    MoaB1 Homologs Contribute to Biofilm Formation and Motility by Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli

    • Matthew F Kaleta, Karin Sauer, Matthew F Kaleta, …, Karin Sauer, Matthew F Kaleta, Karin Sauer
    • J Bacteriol, 10.1128/jb.00004-23
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    Bacterial Communication Coordinated Behaviors of Whole Communities to Cope with Environmental Changes

    • Juejun Pan, Jianhang Zhou, Xi Tang, …, Yongzhao Guo, Yunpeng Zhao, Sitong Liu
    • Environ Sci Technol, 10.1021/acs.est.2c05780
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    A selfish bacteriocin dictates pneumococcal domination

    • Claudia Trappetti, James C Paton, Claudia Trappetti, …, James C Paton, Claudia Trappetti, James C Paton
    • Cell Host Microbe, 10.1016/j.chom.2022.12.006
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    Impacts of a DUF2207 Family Protein on Streptococcus mutans Stress Tolerance Responses and Biofilm Formation

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    2022 Articles

    3 406 articles

    Controlling anammox speciation and biofilm attachment strategy using N-biotransformation intermediates and organic carbon levels

    • Yang Lu, Gayathri Natarajan, Thi Quynh Ngoc Nguyen, …, Rohan B H Williams, Stefan Wuertz, Yingyu Law
    • Sci Rep, 10.1038/s41598-022-26069-2
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    Interspecies competition in oral biofilms mediated by Streptococcus gordonii extracellular deoxyribonuclease SsnA

    • Nadia Rostami, Robert C Shields, Hannah J Serrage, …, Kevin J Waldron, Angela H Nobbs, Nicholas S Jakubovics
    • NPJ Biofilms Microbiomes, 10.1038/s41522-022-00359-z
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    Insights into the mechanism of the deterioration of mainstream partial nitritation/anammox under low residual ammonium

    • Yandong Yang, Yiming Jiang, Yanan Long, …, Changqing Liu, Liang Zhang, Yongzhen Peng
    • J Environ Sci (China), 10.1016/j.jes.2022.04.005
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    A change of phase

    • Anita Silver, Lingchong You, Anita Silver, …, Lingchong You, Anita Silver, Lingchong You
    • Nat Chem Biol, 10.1038/s41589-022-01209-x
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    PafS Containing GGDEF-Domain Regulates Life Activities of Pseudomonas glycinae MS82

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    AIDmut-Seq: a Three-Step Method for Detecting Protein-DNA Binding Specificity

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    Regulatory roles of RpoS in the biosynthesis of antibiotics 2,4-diacetyphloroglucinol and pyoluteorin of Pseudomonas protegens FD6

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    Carbon/nitrogen ratios determine biofilm formation and characteristics in model microbial cultures

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    The two-component system histidine kinase EnvZ contributes to Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli pathogenicity by regulating biofilm formation and stress responses

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