"Biofilms" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Encrustations, formed from microbes (bacteria, algae, fungi, plankton, or protozoa) embedding in extracellular polymers, that adhere to surfaces such as teeth (DENTAL DEPOSITS); PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; and catheters. Biofilms are prevented from forming by treating surfaces with DENTIFRICES; DISINFECTANTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; and antifouling agents.
| Descriptor ID |
D018441
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G06.120
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 39 | 30 | 69 |
| 2018 | 53 | 30 | 83 |
| 2019 | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Biofilms" by people in Profiles.
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Algal polysaccharide's potential to combat respiratory infections caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae and Serratia marcescens biofilms. Appl Biochem Biotechnol. 2022 Feb; 194(2):671-693.
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Biofilms and Coronavirus Reservoirs: a Perspective Review. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2021 08 26; 87(18):e0085921.
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Responses of electroactive biofilms to chronic chlorine exposure: Insights from the composition and spatial structure of extracellular polymeric substances. Bioelectrochemistry. 2021 Dec; 142:107894.
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Biogenic and biocompatible silver nanoparticles for an apoptotic anti-ovarian activity and as polydopamine-functionalized antibiotic carrier for an augmented antibiofilm activity. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces. 2021 Oct; 206:111935.
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Affordable oral health care: dental biofilm disruption using chloroplast made enzymes with chewing gum delivery. Plant Biotechnol J. 2021 10; 19(10):2113-2125.
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Dental biofilm of symptomatic COVID-19 patients harbours SARS-CoV-2. J Clin Periodontol. 2021 07; 48(7):880-885.
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Persistent Bacterial Coinfection of a COVID-19 Patient Caused by a Genetically Adapted Pseudomonas aeruginosa Chronic Colonizer. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2021; 11:641920.
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Anti-biofilm topical therapy in rhinosinusitis, coronavirus in India, anosmia prognosis, fish bones and flexible laryngoscopy. J Laryngol Otol. 2021 Mar; 135(3):189-190.
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Synthesis of silver nanoparticles using gum Arabic: Evaluation of its inhibitory action on Streptococcus mutans causing dental caries and endocarditis. J Infect Public Health. 2021 Mar; 14(3):324-330.
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Going virtual: a report from the sixth Young Microbiologists Symposium on 'Microbe Signalling, Organisation and Pathogenesis'. Microbiology (Reading). 2021 03; 167(3).