biofilms

~ Team builds viruses to combat harmful 'biofilms' -- "In one of the first potential applications of synthetic biology, an emerging field that aims to design and build useful biomolecular systems, researchers from MIT and Boston University are engineering viruses to attack and destroy the surface "biofilms" that harbor harmful bacteria in the body and on industrial and medical devices."

Speedlinking 7/6/07 William Harryman 2007

CHICAGO -- In the arms race between humans and bacteria, the ability to form "biofilms" -- large aggregations of microbes embedded in a slimy matrix -- has been one of the weapons the organisms use to defeat the immune system, antibiotic drugs and other threats.

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CHICAGO -- In the arms race between humans and bacteria, the ability to form "biofilms" -- large aggregations of microbes embedded in a slimy matrix -- has been one of the weapons the organisms use to defeat the immune system, antibiotic drugs and other threats.

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The study found RNPA1000 acted against the main strains of MRSA and also against bacteria called biofilms, which colonize on implanted medical devices.

Exercise Boosts Brain Power Ann Lukits 2011

Sweetened aminoglycosides killed persisters grown in lab cultures and in mice with urinary-tract infections, as well as those on medical devices with thin layers of bacteria called biofilms.

Years of Sitting on the Job Linked to Cancer Ann Lukits 2011

Sweetened aminoglycosides killed persisters grown in lab cultures and in mice with urinary-tract infections, as well as those on medical devices with thin layers of bacteria called biofilms.

Years of Sitting on the Job Linked to Cancer Ann Lukits 2011

Sweetened aminoglycosides killed persisters grown in lab cultures and in mice with urinary-tract infections, as well as those on medical devices with thin layers of bacteria called biofilms.

Years of Sitting on the Job Linked to Cancer Ann Lukits 2011

The germs are living in so-called biofilms -- complex aggregates of microorganisms that grow on surfaces -- on everything from public restroom floors to the immaculate, "you-could-eat-off-it" floors in our own kitchens.

The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Robert L. Wolke 2012

A number of studies have revealed that many bacteria and fungi exist predominantly as surface-attached multicellular communities, commonly referred to as biofilms, embedded in bacterial-derived extracellular matrix typically containing exopolysaccharides, proteins and nucleic acids.

PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Cira Daniela Rinaudo et al. 2010

A number of studies have revealed that many bacteria and fungi exist predominantly as surface-attached multicellular communities, commonly referred to as biofilms, embedded in bacterial-derived extracellular matrix typically containing exopolysaccharides, proteins and nucleic acids.

PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Cira Daniela Rinaudo et al. 2010