Bacteriocin—a potential antimicrobial peptide towards disrupting and preventing biofilm formation in the clinical and environmental locales
Autor: | Fazal Husain, Anbarasu Kumarasamy, Senthilkumar Balakrishnan, Chidambaram Prahalathan, Sukumar Ranjith, Ansu Susan Peter, Senbagam Duraisamy, Aswathy Sathyan |
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Rok vydání: | 2020 |
Předmět: |
medicine.drug_class
Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Antimicrobial peptides Antibiotics 010501 environmental sciences Biology 01 natural sciences Extracellular polymeric substance Antibiotic resistance Bacteriocins Bacteriocin medicine Environmental Chemistry 0105 earth and related environmental sciences business.industry Biofilm Polymeric matrix General Medicine Antimicrobial Pollution Anti-Bacterial Agents Biotechnology Pharmaceutical Preparations Biofilms Peptides business |
Zdroj: | Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 27:44922-44936 |
ISSN: | 1614-7499 0944-1344 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s11356-020-10989-5 |
Popis: | Biofilm, a consortium of microbial cells, protected by extracellular polymeric matrix, is considered a global challenge due to the inherent antibiotic resistance conferred by its lifestyle. Besides, it poses environmental threats causing huge damage in food industries, fisheries, refineries, water systems, pharmaceutical industries, medical industries, etc. Living in a community of microbial populations is most critical in the clinical field, making it responsible for about 80% of severe and chronic microbial diseases. The necessity to find an alternative approach is the need of the hour to solve these crises. So far, many approaches have been attempted to disrupt the initial stage of biofilm formation, including adherence and maturation. Bacteriocins are a group of antimicrobial peptides, produced by bacteria having the potential to disrupt biofilm either by itself or in combination with other drugs than antibiotic counterparts. A clear understanding on mechanisms of bacterial biofilm formation, progression, and resistance will surely lead to the development of innovative, effective biofilm control strategies in pharmaceutical, health care industries and environmental locales. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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