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ReviewVeterinary world2016

Intrigues of biofilm: A perspective in veterinary medicine.

Umar Faruk Abdullahi, Ephraim Igwenagu, Anas Mu'azu, Sani Aliyu, Maryam Ibrahim Umar

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In one paragraph

Review in Veterinary world, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
23citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 61 citations in OpenAlex.

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  15. Biofilm Formation ofAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Umar Faruk AbdullahiDepartment of Postgraduate, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia.
Ephraim IgwenaguDepartment of Veterinary Pathology, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Nigeria.
Anas Mu'azuDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia.
Sani AliyuDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia.
Maryam Ibrahim UmarDepartment of Postgraduate, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia.
Sultan Zainal Abidin University · MYCzech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Microbiology · CZUniversity of Maiduguri · NG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Biofilm has a tremendous impact in the field of veterinary medicine, especially the livestock industry, leading to a serious economic loss. Over the years, little attention has been given to biofilm in animals with most of the research geared toward human biofilm diseases. The greatest challenge posed by biofilm is in its incredible ability to resist most of the currently existing antibiotics. This mystery can best be demystified through understanding the mechanism of the quorum sensing which regulate the pathophysiology of biofilm. Ability of biofilm formation in a variety of inanimate surfaces such as animal food contact surfaces is responsible for a host of biofilm diseases affecting animals and humans. In this review, we highlighted some of the challenges of biofilm in livestock and food industries. Also highlighted are; mechanisms of biofilm development, best diagnostic approach and possible novel therapeutic measures needed to combat the menace of biofilm in veterinary medicine.

Indexed as

antibiotic resistancebiofilmcontact surfacesquorum sensingveterinary medicine

Identifiers

PMID27051178
PMCPMC4819343
OpenAlexW2412131043

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