Identification and characterization of biofilm-producing clinical isolates of staphylococcus aureus by Atshan, Salman Sahab

“…Moreover, the minimum biofilm reduction concentrations (MBRCs) of these agents in the prevention of biofilm formation in vitro were overall greater than the CLSI-defined planktonic MIC breakpoint for resistance and quite variable among different clone types. …”
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Characterization, pharmacokinetics, in vitro cytotoxicity of oxytetracycline-loaded CaCo₃ nanoparticle and its antibacterial and antibiofilm effects against Corynebacterium pseudot... by Banke, Idris Sherifat

“…The antibacterial mode of action of OTC-CS-CaCO3NP on planktonic C. pseudotuberculosis was assessed using high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM) while the antibiofilm effect was investigated using scanning electron (SEM) and fluorescent microscopy. …”
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Formation mechanisms and control of biofouling in submerged MBRs by Luo, Jinxue

“…Compared to the sludge community, the bacteria including Burkholderiales, Pseudomonadales and Rhizobiales and fungi including the Archaeosporales and Hypocreales were enriched in the biofilm, indicating these microorganisms were more fit when growing as biofilm compositions relative to the growth and competition in the planktonic sludge. Additionally, during the process of TMP increase, the Alphaproteobacteria, represented by Rhodospirillales, Sphingomonadales and Rhizobiales in this project, and the fungi including Saccharomycetales and Hypocreales became more dominant in the late stage biofilms, indicating these organisms may contribute more to the construction of late rather the early biofilm and may play an important role to the TMP increase in the biofouling process. …”
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Mechanism of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus biofilm degradation by bacteriophages by Dakheel, Khulood Hamid

“…The phages demonstrated antagonistic infectivity on planktonic cultures. This was further assayed using an in vitro static biofilm assay in microtiter-plates and in vitro visualization of the biofilm architecture in situ by labeling biofilm with two fluorescent stains, SYTO 9 and propidium iodide then performing confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) analysis. …”
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