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ReviewEnvironmental science and pollution research international2020

Bacteriocin-a potential antimicrobial peptide towards disrupting and preventing biofilm formation in the clinical and environmental locales.

Senbagam Duraisamy, Senthilkumar Balakrishnan, Sukumar Ranjith, Fazal Husain, Aswathy Sathyan, Ansu Susan Peter, Chidambaram Prahalathan, Anbarasu Kumarasamy

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Review in Environmental science and pollution research international, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Senbagam DuraisamyMicrobial Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Marine Biotechnology, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, 620 024, India.
Senthilkumar BalakrishnanDepartment of Medical Microbiology, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, P.O. Box 235, Harar, Ethiopia.
Sukumar RanjithMicrobial Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Marine Biotechnology, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, 620 024, India.
Fazal HusainMicrobial Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Marine Biotechnology, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, 620 024, India.
Aswathy SathyanMicrobial Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Marine Biotechnology, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, 620 024, India.
Ansu Susan PeterMicrobial Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Marine Biotechnology, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, 620 024, India.
Chidambaram PrahalathanDepartment of Biochemistry, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, 620 024, India.
Anbarasu KumarasamyMicrobial Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Marine Biotechnology, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, 620 024, India. anbumbt@bdu.ac.in.
Bharathidasan University · INHaramaya University · ET

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Biofilm, a consortium of microbial cells, protected by extracellular polymeric matrix, is considered a global challenge due to the inherent antibiotic resistance conferred by its lifestyle. Besides, it poses environmental threats causing huge damage in food industries, fisheries, refineries, water systems, pharmaceutical industries, medical industries, etc. Living in a community of microbial populations is most critical in the clinical field, making it responsible for about 80% of severe and chronic microbial diseases. The necessity to find an alternative approach is the need of the hour to solve these crises. So far, many approaches have been attempted to disrupt the initial stage of biofilm formation, including adherence and maturation. Bacteriocins are a group of antimicrobial peptides, produced by bacteria having the potential to disrupt biofilm either by itself or in combination with other drugs than antibiotic counterparts. A clear understanding on mechanisms of bacterial biofilm formation, progression, and resistance will surely lead to the development of innovative, effective biofilm control strategies in pharmaceutical, health care industries and environmental locales.

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BacteriocinsPharmaceutical PreparationsAnti-Bacterial AgentsBiofilmsPeptidesAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacteriocinsPeptidesPharmaceutical PreparationsAntibiotic resistanceAntimicrobial peptidesBacteriocinBiofilmEnvironmentExtracellular polymeric substanceFood industriesMedical

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PMID33006097
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