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ArticleCommunications biology2026

Investigating Salmonella biofilm responses to antibiotic treatment using optical photothermal infrared spectroscopy.

Daniel Smaje, Xiaojun Zhu, Jay C D Hinton, Rasmita Raval, Royston Goodacre, Howbeer Muhamadali

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Article in Communications biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Daniel SmajeCentre for Metabolomics Research, Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Systems Biology, Institute of Systems, Molecular, and Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-3788-6160
Xiaojun ZhuDepartment of Clinical Infection, Microbiology & Immunology (CIMI), University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
Jay C D HintonDepartment of Clinical Infection, Microbiology & Immunology (CIMI), University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2671-6026
Rasmita RavalOpen Innovation Hub for Antimicrobial Surfaces, National Biofilms Innovation Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
Royston GoodacreCentre for Metabolomics Research, Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Systems Biology, Institute of Systems, Molecular, and Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2230-645X
Howbeer MuhamadaliCentre for Metabolomics Research, Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Systems Biology, Institute of Systems, Molecular, and Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK. Howbeer.Muhamad-ali@liverpool.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1665-4717

Funding

Innovate UK BB/X002950/1RCUK | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) BB/R012415/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Biofilms are microbial communities of aggregated cells encased in extracellular matrix that are a pressing healthcare concern. Since biofilms have complex metabolic dynamics, in this study a new approach for studying biofilm metabolism is developed that employs optical-photothermal infrared (O-PTIR) spectroscopy imaging combined with

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsBiofilmsSalmonella typhimuriumSpectrophotometry, InfraredAnti-Bacterial Agents

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PMID41673299
PMCPMC13004837

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