Strategy to combat biofilms: a focus on biofilm dispersal enzymes

Abstract Bacterial biofilms, which consist of three-dimensional extracellular polymeric substance (EPS), not only function as signaling networks, provide nutritional support, and facilitate surface adhesion, but also serve as a protective shield for the residing bacterial inhabitants against externa...

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Main Authors: Shaochi Wang, Yanteng Zhao, Alexandra P. Breslawec, Tingting Liang, Zhifen Deng, Laura L. Kuperman, Qiuning Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-09-01
Series:npj Biofilms and Microbiomes
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41522-023-00427-y