ReviewNature reviews. Microbiology2017
Targeting microbial biofilms: current and prospective therapeutic strategies.
Review in Nature reviews. Microbiology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 716 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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716 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 1,661 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Eradication of MRSA biofilm-associated implant infections by low-immunogenic sustained-release lysostaphin fused to thermosensitive polypeptides.Nature communications · 2026Article
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Abstract
Biofilm formation is a key virulence factor for a wide range of microorganisms that cause chronic infections. The multifactorial nature of biofilm development and drug tolerance imposes great challenges for the use of conventional antimicrobials and indicates the need for multi-targeted or combinatorial therapies. In this Review, we focus on current therapeutic strategies and those under development that target vital structural and functional traits of microbial biofilms and drug tolerance mechanisms, including the extracellular matrix and dormant cells. We emphasize strategies that are supported by in vivo or ex vivo studies, highlight emerging biofilm-targeting technologies and provide a rationale for multi-targeted therapies aimed at disrupting the complex biofilm microenvironment.
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