While the ability to degrade plastics might seem beneficial, it poses a threat to the integrity of medical devices and increases the risk of infections.
Biofilm
Danger!!!, peptidoglycan improves bacteria survival
Co-administration of bismuth-containing compounds and antibiotics increases their antimicrobial activity, including against resistant bacterial pathogens, through disruption of iron uptake.
This study shows that bacteria cooperate to survive where we don’t want them.
Some species of bacteria are able to protect themselves in response to the death of their kin.
Clingy microbes can use their clinginess to become even more clingy, and in some instances pathogenic!
Let us dive into the world of tiny zinc nanoparticles and find out about their fight against biofilm-forming bacteria
A competing bacteria offers us a metabolite to dismantle E. coli biofilms
Novel enzymes can break down plastics into biodegradable compounds. This process can be accelerated by adding biofilms to the mix.
What if a microorganism could help us breathe better, on Earth and in space?
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