Saccharin destabilizes bacterial membranes and interferes with DNA replication, causing lysis and impairing virulence traits.

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Learn about innovative nanoflowers made from copper and tannic acid that enhance wound healing and fight infections ...

This study presents a multifunctional nanocomposite coating for catheters, enhancing infection resistance with bioactive and ...

Background: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) poses a significant clinical challenge ... Additionally, DIA significantly inhibited MRSA biofilm formation and disrupted pre - existing ...

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Biofilms, ubiquitous bacterial communities embedded in a slimy matrix, are the oldest form of multicellularity on Earth; they are extremely resistant to antibiotics and stick tenaciously to most ...

"They're actually little mountains," she says, of "giant biofilms that are billions of years old. Literally billions." To put that in perspective, the Earth is thought to be about 4.5 billion ...

The association between 48 h biofilm formation and the site of isolation was investigated for both methodologies; nevertheless no significant association was found for any species. Figure 3. Candida ...