Amylases: Biofilm Inducer or Biofilm Inhibitor?

Biofilm is a syntrophic association of sessile groups of microbial cells that adhere to biotic and abiotic surfaces with the help of pili and extracellular polymeric substances (EPS). EPSs also prevent penetration of antimicrobials/antibiotics into the sessile groups of cells. Hence, methods and age...

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Main Authors: Dibyajit Lahiri, Moupriya Nag, Ritwik Banerjee, Dipro Mukherjee, Sayantani Garai, Tanmay Sarkar, Ankita Dey, Hassan I. Sheikh, Sushil Kumar Pathak, Hisham Atan Edinur, Siddhartha Pati, Rina Rani Ray
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2021.660048/full