Plant compounds inhibit P. aeruginosa efflux pumps and biofilms in vitro
An in vitro study found that five plant compounds impaired efflux-pump activity and reduced P. aeruginosa PAO1 biofilm formation, with ...
Tag: biofilm formation
Metagenomic analysis of oral microbiota in Chinese children with obesity
A metagenomic study of 18 children in China found differences in oral bacterial species and functional genes associated with obesity, ...
Nematode model reveals bacterial shifts in chronic Pseudomonas infection
A C. elegans infection model reproduced part of the transcriptional shift toward chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa lung infection and identified bacterial ...
Repeated Hydrogen Peroxide Exposure Alters Some Candida Traits in Vitro
A 30-day in vitro study found limited antifungal susceptibility shifts in some Candida strains, persistent catalase production and broadly stable ...
Hospital surfaces may hide virulent multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii reservoirs
A paired phenotypic and genomic analysis of 110 multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates from South India reveals that clinical strains express ...
Pet and Horse Bacteria Reveal How Biofilms Drive Drug Resistance in a Global Superbug
A sixteen-year study of 507 bacterial isolates from cats, dogs, and horses reveals that biofilm formation in Acinetobacter baumannii is ...
Ocean Particles Forge Lasting Bonds Between Bacteria and Plankton, Year-Long Study Finds
A year-long study in the South China Sea shows that particle-attached bacteria remain tightly coupled to eukaryotic plankton across seasons, ...
Long-Term Fungicide Exposure Makes Foodborne Pathogen Bacillus cereus More Lethal
A new study finds that month-long fungicide exposure hardens Bacillus cereus against antibiotics and makes it more lethal to nematode ...
Microplastics Can Silence or Sharpen a Toxic Pollutant in Freshwater Algae
A full-factorial study of the freshwater alga Raphidocelis subcapitata shows that microplastic concentration determines whether polyethylene particles shield or leave ...
SpoVG Emerges as a Master Switch Controlling Listeria Biofilms and Survival
New research identifies the conserved RNA-binding protein SpoVG as a pleiotropic regulator that coordinates biofilm formation and environmental persistence in ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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