"Biofilms are like fortresses for bacteria," said Jingzhe Guo, UCR project scientist and first author of the paper. "By disrupting the initial phase of attachment, MEcPP essentially disarms the ...

Proteinaceous intercellular adhesins such as Aap, Bhp and Embp are able to build bridges between cells during the biofilm accumulation phase and can be part of the extracellular polymeric ...

Slime build-up is a costly drag on fuel efficiency for ocean-going cargo ships, leading to more emissions and, eventually, ...

has awarded the company funding to advance its novel anti-biofilm vaccine candidate, CMTX-301, through lead optimization to prepare for preclinical (IND-enabling) and Phase 1 evaluation.

Bacterial Space Biofilms (1st flight): Launched on November, 2019 (NG-12). Returned to Earth on January 2020 (SpaceX-19) Fungal Space Biofilms (2nd flight): Launched on February, 2022 (NG-17).

Reduction of biofilm accumulation in vitro, however, no protection against catheter infection by ica-positive strain Inhibition of in vitro biofilm accumulation by 18B6, but enhanced biofilm ...