Preventing biofilm formation: promoting cell separation with terpenes

BipA Is Associated with Preventing Autoagglutination and Promoting Biofilm Formation in Bordetella holmesii

Bordetella holmesii causes both invasive and respiratory diseases in humans. Although the number of cases of pertussis-like respiratory illnesses due to B. holmesii infection has increased in the last decade worldwide, little is known about the virulence factors of the organism. Here, we analyzed a B. holmesii isolate that forms large aggregates and precipitates in suspension, and subsequently ...

NOx dependence of SOA formation from terpenes

Effect of NOx level on secondary organic aerosol (SOA) formation from the photooxidation of terpenes N. L. Ng, P. S. Chhabra, A. W. H. Chan, J. D. Surratt, J. H. Kroll, A. J. Kwan, D. C. McCabe, P. O. Wennberg, A. Sorooshian, S. M. Murphy, N. F. Dalleska, R. C. Flagan, and J. H. Seinfeld Department of Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA Department o...

The effect of Lactobacillus reuteri cell free supernatant on growth and biofilm formation of Paenibacillus larvae

Background: Paenibacillus larvae is the etiological agent of American foulbrood (AFB) disease, the most lethal disease in honeybee (Apis mellifera) larvae. Aims: The aim of the present work was to study the antimicrobial effect of cell free supernatant (CFS) of probiotics on an Iranian isolate’s biofilm formation. Methods: A l...

Cell–Cell Communication and Biofilm Formation in Gram-Positive Bacteria

It is now widely accepted that naturally, bacteria prefer to live in surface-associated communities called biofilms. In the biofilms, the bacteria are embedded in an extracellular polymeric matrix, and are protected against environmental stresses, antimicrobial treatment, and the host immune system. Biofilms have been implicated in a variety of human infections, such as endocarditis, osteomyeli...

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