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ArticleTrends in microbiology2022

Dual species biofilms are enhanced by metabolite cross-feeding.

Debra N Brunson, Ling Ning Lam, José A Lemos

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Article in Trends in microbiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 45% 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

1 citing paper in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Journal of bacteriology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Debra N BrunsonDepartment of Oral Biology, University of Florida College of Dentistry, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Ling Ning LamDepartment of Oral Biology, University of Florida College of Dentistry, Gainesville, FL, USA.
José A LemosDepartment of Oral Biology, University of Florida College of Dentistry, Gainesville, FL, USA. Electronic address: jlemos@dental.ufl.edu.
University of Florida · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Enterococcus faecalis and Staphylococcus aureus are frequently co-isolated from biofilm-associated infections. A new study by Ch'ng et al. revealed that S. aureus-released heme feeds E. faecalis respiration, augmenting E. faecalis growth and overall biofilm biomass. Their finding further supports the theory that metabolite cross-feeding is a critical aspect shaping polymicrobial biofilm interactions.

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Staphylococcal InfectionsStaphylococcus aureusBiofilmsEnterococcus faecalisHumans

Identifiers

PMID35871025
OpenAlexW4286253999

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