2012
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2012.02810.x
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Antibiofilm polysaccharides

Abstract: Summary Bacterial extracellular polysaccharides have been shown to mediate many of the cell‐to‐cell and cell‐to‐surface interactions that are required for the formation, cohesion and stabilization of bacterial biofilms. However, recent studies have identified several bacterial polysaccharides that inhibit biofilm formation by a wide spectrum of bacteria and fungi both in vitro and in vivo. This review discusses the composition, modes of action and potential biological roles of antibiofilm polysaccharides recen… Show more

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“…Our findings suggest that biofilms possess an endogenous structure that defends against invading planktonic competitors regardless of their strain or species identity. This ecological view of biofilm behavior is supported by mechanistic studies establishing that Bacillus, Burkholderia, Escherichia, Pseudomonas, Streptococcus and Vibrio species produce polysaccharides during biofilm formation that reduce surface adherence and growth by con-or hetero-specific bacteria (Rendueles et al, 2013;Anderson et al, 2014).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 82%
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“…Our findings suggest that biofilms possess an endogenous structure that defends against invading planktonic competitors regardless of their strain or species identity. This ecological view of biofilm behavior is supported by mechanistic studies establishing that Bacillus, Burkholderia, Escherichia, Pseudomonas, Streptococcus and Vibrio species produce polysaccharides during biofilm formation that reduce surface adherence and growth by con-or hetero-specific bacteria (Rendueles et al, 2013;Anderson et al, 2014).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 82%
“…These biofilm properties, in turn, will have ramifications on the evolution of bacterial behavior, for example, investment into local competition versus dispersal (Hanski et al, 2011), and potentially for the development of novel probiotic strategies for enhancing or inhibiting biofilms (Preidis and Versalovic, 2009;Rendueles et al, 2013). Invasion dynamics will also influence the evolutionary stability of extracellular matrix production (Xavier and Foster, 2007;van Gestel et al, 2014).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Microbes defective in polysaccharide production can have increased sensitivity to antimicrobials and to the host immune system (Rendueles et al, 2013). In addition to their protective role, polysaccharides are involved in mediating cell surface and cell-to-cell interactions, and can even act as antibiofilm agents by inhibiting growth of other species (Kostakioti et al, 2013;Rendueles et al, 2013).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…These and other considerations have generated an increased interest in the development of non-biocidal anti-infective strategies as alternatives to antibiotics, as these would be expected to show reduced tendency to provoke the appearance of resistant strains. [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] One such approach is the development of a † Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available. See DOI: 10.1039/ c4nr05906a ‡ These authors contributed equally to the work.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%