 Biofilms
"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.
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D018441
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G06.120
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Biofilms" by people in UAMS Profiles by year, and whether "Biofilms" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2024 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2021 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 2020 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | 2019 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | 2018 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 2017 | 4 | 2 | 6 | | 2016 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2014 | 6 | 0 | 6 | | 2013 | 5 | 1 | 6 | | 2012 | 7 | 2 | 9 | | 2011 | 9 | 1 | 10 | | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2009 | 6 | 1 | 7 | | 2008 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2007 | 5 | 0 | 5 | | 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Biofilms" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Kabir A, Kelley WG, Glover C, Erol E, Helmy YA. Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of antimicrobial resistance and virulence profiles of Salmonella enterica serotypes isolated from necropsied horses in Kentucky. Microbiol Spectr. 2025 Mar 04; 13(3):e0250124.
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Beenken KE, Campbell MJ, Smeltzer MS. The ability of sarA to limit protease production plays a key role in the pathogenesis of Staphylococcus aureus osteomyelitis irrespective of the functional status of agr. Infect Immun. 2025 Jan 31; 93(1):e0047324.
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Du C, Fikhman DA, Obeng EE, Can SN, Dong KS, Leavitt ET, Saldanha LV, Hall M, Satalin J, Kollisch-Singule M, Monroe MBB. Vanillic acid-based pro-coagulant hemostatic shape memory polymer foams with antimicrobial properties against drug-resistant bacteria. Acta Biomater. 2024 Nov; 189:254-269.
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Aridi A, Rabaa M, Mezher M, Naoufal D, Khalil MI, Awad R. Magnetic separation, sunlight-driven photocatalytic activity, and antibacterial studies of Sm-doped Co0.33Mg0.33Ni0.33Fe2O4 nanoparticles. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2024 May; 31(24):35631-35650.
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Campbell MJ, Beenken KE, Ramirez AM, Smeltzer MS. Increased production of aureolysin and staphopain A is a primary determinant of the reduced virulence of Staphylococcus aureus sarA mutants in osteomyelitis. mBio. 2024 Apr 10; 15(4):e0338323.
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Campbell MJ, Beenken KE, Spencer HJ, Jayana B, Hester H, Sahukhal GS, Elasri MO, Smeltzer MS. Comparative evaluation of small molecules reported to be inhibitors of Staphylococcus aureus biofilm formation. Microbiol Spectr. 2024 Jan 11; 12(1):e0314723.
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Campbell MJ, Beenken KE, Ramirez AM, Smeltzer MS. The major role of sarA in limiting Staphylococcus aureus extracellular protease production in vitro is correlated with decreased virulence in diverse clinical isolates in osteomyelitis. Virulence. 2023 12; 14(1):2175496.
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Matilla MA, Udaondo Z, Maa? S, Becher D, Krell T. Virulence Induction in Pseudomonas aeruginosa under Inorganic Phosphate Limitation: a Proteomics Perspective. Microbiol Spectr. 2022 12 21; 10(6):e0259022.
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Rom JS, Beenken KE, Ramirez AM, Walker CM, Echols EJ, Smeltzer MS. Limiting protease production plays a key role in the pathogenesis of the divergent clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus LAC and UAMS-1. Virulence. 2021 12; 12(1):584-600.
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Falk KN, Satola SW, Chassagne F, Northington GM, Quave CL. Biofilm Production by Uropathogens in Postmenopausal Women with Recurrent and Isolated Urinary Tract Infection. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2022 04 01; 28(4):e127-e132.
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Hendry S, Steinke S, Wittstein K, Stadler M, Harmrolfs K, Adewunmi Y, Sahukhal G, Elasri M, Thomashow L, Weller D, Mavrodi O, Blankenfeldt W, Mavrodi D. Functional Analysis of Phenazine Biosynthesis Genes in Burkholderia spp. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2021 05 11; 87(11).
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Alkam D, Jenjaroenpun P, Ramirez AM, Beenken KE, Spencer HJ, Smeltzer MS. The Increased Accumulation of Staphylococcus aureus Virulence Factors Is Maximized in a purR Mutant by the Increased Production of SarA and Decreased Production of Extracellular Proteases. Infect Immun. 2021 03 17; 89(4).
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Wilson SK, Gross MS. Biofilm and penile prosthesis infections in the era of coated implants: 2021 update. Int J Impot Res. 2022 Aug; 34(5):411-415.
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Lei MG, Gupta RK, Lee CY. A Rat Model of Orthopedic Implant-Associated Infection for Identification of Staphylococcal Biofilm Proteins. Methods Mol Biol. 2021; 2341:117-125.
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Ramirez AM, Beenken KE, Byrum SD, Tackett AJ, Shaw LN, Gimza BD, Smeltzer MS. SarA plays a predominant role in controlling the production of extracellular proteases in the diverse clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus LAC and UAMS-1. Virulence. 2020 12; 11(1):1738-1762.
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Sahukhal GS, Tucci M, Benghuzzi H, Wilson G, Elasri MO. The role of the msaABCR operon in implant-associated chronic osteomyelitis in Staphylococcus aureus USA300 LAC. BMC Microbiol. 2020 10 27; 20(1):324.
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Dettweiler M, Marquez L, Lin M, Sweeney-Jones AM, Chhetri BK, Zurawski DV, Kubanek J, Quave CL. Pentagalloyl glucose from Schinus terebinthifolia inhibits growth of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii. Sci Rep. 2020 09 18; 10(1):15340.
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Luke-Marshall NR, Hansen LA, Shafirstein G, Campagnari AA. Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy with Chlorin e6 Is Bactericidal against Biofilms of the Primary Human Otopathogens. mSphere. 2020 07 15; 5(4).
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Tang H, Porras G, Brown MM, Chassagne F, Lyles JT, Bacsa J, Horswill AR, Quave CL. Triterpenoid acids isolated from Schinus terebinthifolia fruits reduce Staphylococcus aureus virulence and abate dermonecrosis. Sci Rep. 2020 05 15; 10(1):8046.
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Rom JS, Ramirez AM, Beenken KE, Sahukhal GS, Elasri MO, Smeltzer MS. The Impacts of msaABCR on sarA-Associated Phenotypes Are Different in Divergent Clinical Isolates of Staphylococcus aureus. Infect Immun. 2020 01 22; 88(2).
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Ramirez AM, Byrum SD, Beenken KE, Washam C, Edmondson RD, Mackintosh SG, Spencer HJ, Tackett AJ, Smeltzer MS. Exploiting Correlations between Protein Abundance and the Functional Status of saeRS and sarA To Identify Virulence Factors of Potential Importance in the Pathogenesis of Staphylococcus aureus Osteomyelitis. ACS Infect Dis. 2020 02 14; 6(2):237-249.
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Krantz GP, Lucas K, Wunderlich EL, Hoang LT, Avci R, Siuzdak G, Fields MW. Bulk phase resource ratio alters carbon steel corrosion rates and endogenously produced extracellular electron transfer mediators in a sulfate-reducing biofilm. Biofouling. 2019 07; 35(6):669-683.
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Hong W, Khampang P, Kerschner AR, Mackinnon AC, Yan K, Simpson PM, Kerschner JE. Antibiotic modulation of mucins in otitis media; should this change our approach to watchful waiting? Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2019 Oct; 125:134-140.
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Dettweiler M, Lyles JT, Nelson K, Dale B, Reddinger RM, Zurawski DV, Quave CL. American Civil War plant medicines inhibit growth, biofilm formation, and quorum sensing by multidrug-resistant bacteria. Sci Rep. 2019 05 22; 9(1):7692.
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Saeed K, McLaren AC, Schwarz EM, Antoci V, Arnold WV, Chen AF, Clauss M, Esteban J, Gant V, Hendershot E, Hickok N, Higuera CA, Cora?a-Huber DC, Choe H, Jennings JA, Joshi M, Li WT, Noble PC, Phillips KS, Pottinger PS, Restrepo C, Rohde H, Schaer TP, Shen H, Smeltzer M, Stoodley P, Webb JCJ, Wits? E. 2018 international consensus meeting on musculoskeletal infection: Summary from the biofilm workgroup and consensus on biofilm related musculoskeletal infections. J Orthop Res. 2019 05; 37(5):1007-1017.
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Byrum SD, Loughran AJ, Beenken KE, Orr LM, Storey AJ, Mackintosh SG, Edmondson RD, Tackett AJ, Smeltzer MS. Label-Free Proteomic Approach to Characterize Protease-Dependent and -Independent Effects of sarA Inactivation on the Staphylococcus aureus Exoproteome. J Proteome Res. 2018 10 05; 17(10):3384-3395.
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Hutchins DA. Adapt to warming and catch your breath. Nat Microbiol. 2018 09; 3(9):973-974.
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Boles LR, Awais R, Beenken KE, Smeltzer MS, Haggard WO, Jessica AJ. Local Delivery of Amikacin and Vancomycin from Chitosan Sponges Prevent Polymicrobial Implant-Associated Biofilm. Mil Med. 2018 03 01; 183(suppl_1):459-465.
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Meeker DG, Wang T, Harrington WN, Zharov VP, Johnson SA, Jenkins SV, Oyibo SE, Walker CM, Mills WB, Shirtliff ME, Beenken KE, Chen J, Smeltzer MS. Versatility of targeted antibiotic-loaded gold nanoconstructs for the treatment of biofilm-associated bacterial infections. Int J Hyperthermia. 2018 03; 34(2):209-219.
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Moon SH, Zhang X, Zheng G, Meeker DG, Smeltzer MS, Huang E. Novel Linear Lipopeptide Paenipeptins with Potential for Eradicating Biofilms and Sensitizing Gram-Negative Bacteria to Rifampicin and Clarithromycin. J Med Chem. 2017 12 14; 60(23):9630-9640.
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Sahukhal GS, Pandey S, Elasri MO. msaABCR operon is involved in persister cell formation in Staphylococcus aureus. BMC Microbiol. 2017 Nov 22; 17(1):218.
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Lei MG, Gupta RK, Lee CY. Proteomics of Staphylococcus aureus biofilm matrix in a rat model of orthopedic implant-associated infection. PLoS One. 2017; 12(11):e0187981.
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Rom JS, Atwood DN, Beenken KE, Meeker DG, Loughran AJ, Spencer HJ, Lantz TL, Smeltzer MS. Impact of Staphylococcus aureus regulatory mutations that modulate biofilm formation in the USA300 strain LAC on virulence in a murine bacteremia model. Virulence. 2017 11 17; 8(8):1776-1790.
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Harris MA, Beenken KE, Smeltzer MS, Haggard WO, Jennings JA. Phosphatidylcholine Coatings Deliver Local Antimicrobials and Reduce Infection in a Murine Model: A Preliminary Study. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2017 Jul; 475(7):1847-1853.
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Dawn LE, Henry GD, Tan GK, Wilson SK. Biofilm and Infectious Agents Present at the Time of Penile Prosthesis Revision Surgery: Times Are a Changing. Sex Med Rev. 2017 04; 5(2):236-243.
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Muhs A, Lyles JT, Parlet CP, Nelson K, Kavanaugh JS, Horswill AR, Quave CL. Virulence Inhibitors from Brazilian Peppertree Block Quorum Sensing and Abate Dermonecrosis in Skin Infection Models. Sci Rep. 2017 02 10; 7:42275.
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Gutierrez-Murgas YM, Skar G, Ramirez D, Beaver M, Snowden JN. IL-10 plays an important role in the control of inflammation but not in the bacterial burden in S. epidermidis CNS catheter infection. J Neuroinflammation. 2016 10 13; 13(1):271.
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Meeker DG, Beenken KE, Mills WB, Loughran AJ, Spencer HJ, Lynn WB, Smeltzer MS. Evaluation of Antibiotics Active against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Based on Activity in an Established Biofilm. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2016 10; 60(10):5688-94.
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Smeltzer MS. Staphylococcus aureus Pathogenesis: The Importance of Reduced Cytotoxicity. Trends Microbiol. 2016 09; 24(9):681-682.
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Atwood DN, Beenken KE, Loughran AJ, Meeker DG, Lantz TL, Graham JW, Spencer HJ, Smeltzer MS. XerC Contributes to Diverse Forms of Staphylococcus aureus Infection via agr-Dependent and agr-Independent Pathways. Infect Immun. 2016 Apr; 84(4):1214-1225.
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Jennings JA, Beenken KE, Parker AC, Smith JK, Courtney HS, Smeltzer MS, Haggard WO. Polymicrobial Biofilm Inhibition Effects of Acetate-Buffered Chitosan Sponge Delivery Device. Macromol Biosci. 2016 Apr; 16(4):591-8.
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Atwood DN, Beenken KE, Lantz TL, Meeker DG, Lynn WB, Mills WB, Spencer HJ, Smeltzer MS. Regulatory Mutations Impacting Antibiotic Susceptibility in an Established Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2016 Jan 11; 60(3):1826-9.
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