It has been reported that the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and the minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) for biofilm bacteria are 10 to 1000 times higher than the corresponding values for ...

Long-term care facilities (LTCFs) are a heterogeneous group of institutions, ranging from rehabilitation centers to clinical settings, providing healthcare to a broad spectrum of patients. LTCF ...

WOUND care experts at the University of Huddersfield have joined forces with industry to pool their expertise for a research project that aims to not only significantly improve quality of life for ...

Researchers at the University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute and School of Public Health have discovered a new class of anti-biofilm compounds derived from marine microorganisms that show promise ...

Microscopy images of bacteria strains, one, top, producing fimbriae as normal and one with high level of MEcPP unable to produce the fimbriae. If your teeth have ever felt fuzzy after skipping a ...

In a new study designed to better understand and combat these structures, scientists identified some of the key proteins in biofilms of the fungus Candida albicans that control both how they resist ...

A research team from the Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter (FJIRSM) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), led by Prof. Chen Xueyuan, achieved noninvasive phototheranostics in ...

Much of the interest in xylitol stems from its use in dentistry for prophylaxis against decay. The administration of xylitol in chewing gum and oral pastilles to schoolchildren in Finland has been the ...