ReviewCommunications biology2023
The non-attached biofilm aggregate.
Review in Communications biology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 61 papers.
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61 citing papers in PubMed, 91 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Detection to Disruption: A Comprehensive Review of Bacterial Biofilms and Therapeutic Advances.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Interference of Immunosuppressive Therapies with Cellular Antimicrobial Activity AgainstInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- EnvZ/OmpR-driven cooperative behavior promotes cefiderocol resistance in a hanging-droplet evolution system.Science advances · 2026Article
- Bacteriophages as Therapeutic Agents for Pulmonary Infections: From Biological Principles to Clinical Applications.Pharmaceutics · 2026Review
- Biofilms in clinical infection: pathophysiology, diagnosis, and the evolving therapeutic landscape.Journal of clinical microbiology · 2026Review
- Microbial Biofilms Dynamics and Functionality in an UrbanEnvironmental science & technology · 2026Article
- Ultrastructure Analysis by Cryo-Electron Tomography Revealed Mesosomes in the Gram-negative Delftia Acidovorans.Microbial ecology · 2026Article
- Magnetic Field-Driven Strategies for Biofilm Disruption: From Iron Oxide Nanoparticles to Adaptive Swarms of Magnetic Microrobots.ACS nano · 2026Review
- Beyond survival: microbial dispersion via aerosolization as an evolutionary trait.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Review
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- Stigmurin derivatives as potent-biofilm eradicating agents against the major human opportunistic pathogenFrontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
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- Planktonic Aggregation Enhances Antibiotic Tolerance in Non-MDRMicroorganisms · 2025Article
- High-throughput bacterial aggregation analysis in droplets.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- A semi-solid in vitro biofilm model for evaluating antimicrobial potency and biofilm-specific activity.Biofilm · 2025Article
- AFM characterization of earlymSystems · 2025Article
1 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Biofilms have conventionally been perceived as dense bacterial masses on surfaces, following the five-step model of development. Initial biofilm research focused on surface-attached formations, but detached aggregates have received increasing attention in the past decade due to their pivotal role in chronic infections. Understanding their nature sparked fervent discussions in biofilm conferences and scientific literature. This review consolidates current insights on non-attached aggregates, offering examples of their occurrence in nature and diseases. We discuss their formation and dispersion mechanisms, resilience to antibiotics and immune-responses, drawing parallels to surface-attached biofilms. Moreover, we outline available in vitro models for studying non-attached aggregates.
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