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Contents
A biofilm comprises any syntrophic consortium of microorganisms in which cells stick to each other and often also to a surface
In extreme environments, bacteria can form a biofilm to enhance their survival
The bacterial biofilm may serve as a bioshield for therapeutic proteins against stomach acid.
The antimicrobial peptides produced by Paneth cells in intestine have long bee…
References (Sources)
- Ambroxol inhibits mucoid conversion of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and contributes to the bactericidal activity of ciprofloxacin against mucoid P. aeruginosa biofilms
- AMPs as anti-biofilm agents for human therapy and prophylaxis
- Biofilm formation on human immune cells is a multicellular predation strategy of Vibrio cholerae
- Commensal gut microbiota-based strategies for oral delivery of therapeutic proteins
- Dispersing biofilms with engineered enzymatic bacteriophage.
- Z-form extracellular DNA is a structural component of the bacterial biofilm matrix