 Biofilms
"Biofilms" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Encrustations, formed from microbes (bacteria, algae, fungi, plankton, or protozoa) embedding in extracellular polymers, that adhere to surfaces such as teeth (DENTAL DEPOSITS); PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; and catheters. Biofilms are prevented from forming by treating surfaces with DENTIFRICES; DISINFECTANTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; and antifouling agents.
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D018441
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G06.120
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Biofilms" by people in this website by year, and whether "Biofilms" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Biofilms" by people in Profiles.
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Conrad JC. Physics of bacterial near-surface motility using flagella and type IV pili: implications for biofilm formation. Res Microbiol. 2012 Nov-Dec; 163(9-10):619-29.
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Singh V, Arora V, Alam MJ, Garey KW. Inhibition of biofilm formation by esomeprazole in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2012 Aug; 56(8):4360-4.
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Jin F, Conrad JC, Gibiansky ML, Wong GC. Bacteria use type-IV pili to slingshot on surfaces. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011 Aug 02; 108(31):12617-22.
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Conrad JC, Gibiansky ML, Jin F, Gordon VD, Motto DA, Mathewson MA, Stopka WG, Zelasko DC, Shrout JD, Wong GC. Flagella and pili-mediated near-surface single-cell motility mechanisms in P. aeruginosa. Biophys J. 2011 Apr 06; 100(7):1608-16.
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Gibiansky ML, Conrad JC, Jin F, Gordon VD, Motto DA, Mathewson MA, Stopka WG, Zelasko DC, Shrout JD, Wong GC. Bacteria use type IV pili to walk upright and detach from surfaces. Science. 2010 Oct 08; 330(6001):197.
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Garey KW, Vo QP, Lewis RE, Saengcharoen W, LaRocco MT, Tam VH. Increased bacterial adherence and biomass in Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria exposed to clarithromycin. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2009 Jan; 63(1):81-6.
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Wiederhold NP, Coyle EA, Raad II, Prince RA, Lewis RE. Antibacterial activity of linezolid and vancomycin in an in vitro pharmacodynamic model of gram-positive catheter-related bacteraemia. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2005 May; 55(5):792-5.
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Allen CC, Albert FG, Chafetz HS, Combie J, Graham CR, Kieft TL, Kivett SJ, McKay DS, Steele A, Taunton AE, Taylor MR, Thomas-Keprta KL, Westall F. Microscopic physical biomarkers in carbonate hot springs: implications in the search for life on Mars. Icarus. 2000 Sep; 147(1):49-67.
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