 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 this website by year, and whether "Biofilms" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2003 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2005 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2006 | 4 | 3 | 7 | | 2007 | 7 | 4 | 11 | | 2008 | 5 | 1 | 6 | | 2009 | 8 | 1 | 9 | | 2010 | 10 | 3 | 13 | | 2011 | 18 | 3 | 21 | | 2012 | 10 | 1 | 11 | | 2013 | 9 | 5 | 14 | | 2014 | 9 | 7 | 16 | | 2015 | 8 | 2 | 10 | | 2016 | 9 | 3 | 12 | | 2017 | 5 | 2 | 7 | | 2018 | 5 | 1 | 6 | | 2019 | 6 | 2 | 8 | | 2020 | 8 | 3 | 11 | | 2021 | 3 | 10 | 13 | | 2022 | 2 | 6 | 8 | | 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2024 | 7 | 2 | 9 | | 2025 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Biofilms" by people in Profiles.
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Ledvina HE, Sayegh R, Carale RO, Burroughs AM, Macklin AR, Azadeh AL, Borja Najera LD, Aravind L, Whiteley AT. Functional amyloid proteins confer defence against predatory bacteria. Nature. 2025 Aug; 644(8075):197-204.
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Risser DD. Motility in Filamentous Cyanobacteria. Annu Rev Microbiol. 2025 Oct; 79(1):69-85.
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Parrett GA, Haft DH, Ruiz M, Garcia-Pichel F, Ebmeier CC, Risser DD. Cyanoexosortase B is essential for motility, biofilm formation, and scytonemin production in a filamentous cyanobacterium. mSphere. 2025 Jun 25; 10(6):e0100624.
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Timmermann T, Yip C, Yang YY, Wemmer KA, Chowdhury A, Dores D, Takayama T, Nademanee S, Traag BA, Zamanian K, González B, Breecker DO, Fierer N, Slessarev EW, Fuenzalida-Meriz GA. Harnessing Microbes to Weather Native Silicates in Agricultural Soils for Scalable Carbon Dioxide Removal. Glob Chang Biol. 2025 May; 31(5):e70216.
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Kaplan JB, Muzaleva A, Sailer M, Huizinga RB, Kridin K. Synergistic activity of dispersin B and benzoyl peroxide against Cutibacterium acnes/Staphylococcus epidermidis dual-species biofilms. PLoS One. 2025; 20(3):e0320662.
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Bhattacharya M, Scherr TD, Lister J, Kielian T, Horswill AR. Extracellular adherence proteins reduce matrix porosity and enhance Staphylococcus aureus biofilm survival during prosthetic joint infection. Infect Immun. 2025 04 08; 93(4):e0008625.
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Pfeifer CS, Lucena FS, Logan MG, Nair D, Lewis SH. Current approaches to produce durable biomaterials: Trends in polymeric materials for restorative dentistry applications. Dent Mater. 2024 12; 40(12):2122-2134.
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Blanco Massani M, To D, Meile S, Schmelcher M, Gintsburg D, Coraça-Huber DC, Seybold A, Loessner M, Bernkop-Schnürch A. Enzyme-responsive nanoparticles: enhancing the ability of endolysins to eradicate Staphylococcus aureus biofilm. J Mater Chem B. 2024 Sep 25; 12(37):9199-9205.
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Pousty D, Ma B, Mathews C, Halanur M, Mamane H, Linden KG. Biofilm inactivation using LED systems emitting germicidal UV and antimicrobial blue light. Water Res. 2024 Dec 01; 267:122449.
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Hassan AS, Heflen ES, Nguyen KD, Parrett GA, Risser DD. EbsA is essential for both motility and biofilm formation in the filamentous cyanobacterium Nostoc punctiforme. Microbiology (Reading). 2024 09; 170(9).
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