Biofilm tolerance, resistance and infections increasing threat of public health

Microbial biofilms can cause chronic infection. In the clinical setting, the biofilm-related infections usually persist and reoccur; the main reason is the increased antibiotic resistance of biofilms. Traditional antibiotic therapy is not effective and might increase the threat of antibiotic resista...

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Main Authors: Shanshan Yang, Xinfei Li, Weihe Cang, Delun Mu, Shuaiqi Ji, Yuejia An, Rina Wu, Junrui Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shared Science Publishers OG 2023-09-01
Series:Microbial Cell
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Online Access:http://microbialcell.com/researcharticles/2023a-yang-microbial-cell/
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Summary:Microbial biofilms can cause chronic infection. In the clinical setting, the biofilm-related infections usually persist and reoccur; the main reason is the increased antibiotic resistance of biofilms. Traditional antibiotic therapy is not effective and might increase the threat of antibiotic resistance to public health. Therefore, it is urgent to study the tolerance and resistance mechanism of biofilms to antibiotics and find effective therapies for biofilm-related infections. The tolerance mechanism and host reaction of biofilm to antibiotics are reviewed, and bacterial biofilm related diseases formed by human pathogens are discussed thoroughly. The review also explored the role of biofilms in the development of bacterial resistance mechanisms and proposed therapeutic intervention strategies for biofilm related diseases.
ISSN:2311-2638