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Microbial Extracellular Polymeric Substances (EPSs) in Ocean Systems by Decho, Alan W, Gutierrez, Tony

“…Microbial cells (i.e., bacteria, archaea, microeukaryotes) in oceans secrete a diverse array of large molecules, collectively called extracellular polymeric…”
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Overview of biopolymer-induced mineralization: What goes on in biofilms? by Decho, Alan W.

“…Bacteria are associated with mineralization and dissolution processes, some of which may enhance or compromise the physical stability of engineered structures…”
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When nanoparticles meet biofilms-interactions guiding the environmental fate and accumulation of nanoparticles by Ikuma, Kaoru, Decho, Alan W, Lau, Boris L T

“…Bacteria are essential components of all natural and many engineered systems. The most active fractions of bacteria are now recognized to occur as biofilms,…”
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Macromolecular-clustered facial amphiphilic antimicrobials by Rahman, Md Anisur, Bam, Marpe, Luat, Edgar, Jui, Moumita Sharmin, Ganewatta, Mitra S., Shokfai, Tinom, Nagarkatti, Mitzi, Decho, Alan W., Tang, Chuanbing

“…Bacterial infections and antibiotic resistance, particularly by Gram-negative pathogens, have become a global healthcare crisis. We report the design of a…”
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Processes of carbonate precipitation in modern microbial mats by Dupraz, Christophe, Reid, R. Pamela, Braissant, Olivier, Decho, Alan W., Norman, R. Sean, Visscher, Pieter T.

“…Microbial mats are ecosystems that arguably greatly affected the conditions of the biosphere on Earth through geological time. These laminated…”
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Chemical Challenges to Bacterial AHL Signaling in the Environment by Decho, Alan W, Frey, Rebecca L, Ferry, John L

“…Quorum sensing is a form of density-dependent cell-to-cell chemical communication where bacteria produce, release, and respond to extracellular signaling…”
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Antibacterial and Biofilm-Disrupting Coatings from Resin Acid-Derived Materials by Ganewatta, Mitra S, Miller, Kristen P, Singleton, S. Parker, Mehrpouya-Bahrami, Pegah, Chen, Yung P, Yan, Yi, Nagarkatti, Mitzi, Nagarkatti, Prakash, Decho, Alan W, Tang, Chuanbing

“…We report antibacterial, antibiofilm, and biocompatible properties of surface-immobilized, quaternary ammonium-containing, resin acid-derived compounds and…”
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Transfer of gold nanoparticles from the water column to the estuarine food web by Ferry, John L, Craig, Preston, Hexel, Cole, Sisco, Patrick, Frey, Rebecca, Pennington, Paul L, Fulton, Michael H, Scott, I. Geoff, Decho, Alan W, Kashiwada, Shosaku, Murphy, Catherine J, Shaw, Timothy J

“…Within the next five years the manufacture of large quantities of nanomaterials may lead to unintended contamination of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems 1 …”
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Exopolysaccharides regulate calcium flow in cariogenic biofilms by Astasov-Frauenhoffer, Monika, Varenganayil, Muth M, Decho, Alan W, Waltimo, Tuomas, Braissant, Olivier

“…Caries-associated biofilms induce loss of calcium from tooth surfaces in the presence of dietary carbohydrates. Exopolysaccharides (EPS) provide a matrix…”
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Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus in vitro biofilm dispersal from microplastics influenced by simulated human environment by Leighton, Ryan E, Xiong, Liyan, Anderson, Gracie K, Astarita, Grace M, Cai, Guoshuai, Norman, Robert Sean, Decho, Alan W

“…Growing concerns exist regarding human ingestion of contaminated seafood that contains biofilms on microplastics (MPs). One of the mechanisms enhancing biofilm…”
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Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus in vitro colonization on plastics influenced by temperature and strain variability by Leighton, Ryan E, Correa Vélez, Karlen Enid, Xiong, Liyan, Creech, Addison G, Amirichetty, Karishma P, Anderson, Gracie K, Cai, Guoshuai, Norman, R Sean, Decho, Alan W

“…Marine bacteria often exist in biofilms as communities attached to surfaces, like plastic. Growing concerns exist regarding marine plastics acting as potential…”
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Islands Within Islands: Bacterial Phylogenetic Structure and Consortia in Hawaiian Lava Caves and Fumaroles by Prescott, Rebecca D., Zamkovaya, Tatyana, Donachie, Stuart P., Northup, Diana E., Medley, Joseph J., Monsalve, Natalia, Saw, Jimmy H., Decho, Alan W., Chain, Patrick S. G., Boston, Penelope J.

“…Lava caves, tubes, and fumaroles in Hawai‘i present a range of volcanic, oligotrophic environments from different lava flows and host unexpectedly high levels…”
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Vibrio gazogenes-dependent disruption of aflatoxin biosynthesis in Aspergillus flavus: the connection with endosomal uptake and hyphal morphogenesis by Jesmin, Rubaiya, Cary, Jeffrey W., Lebar, Matthew D., Majumdar, Rajtilak, Gummadidala, Phani M., Dias, Travis, Chandler, Savannah, Basu, Paramita, Decho, Alan W., Keller, Nancy P., Chanda, Anindya

“…Aflatoxins, a family of fungal secondary metabolites, are toxic and carcinogenic compounds that pose an enormous threat to global food safety and agricultural…”
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Metabolic versatility of Caldarchaeales from geothermal features of Hawai’i and Chile as revealed by five metagenome-assembled genomes by Balbay, Manolya Gul, Shlafstein, Maximillian D., Cockell, Charles, Cady, Sherry L., Prescott, Rebecca D., Lim, Darlene S. S., Chain, Patrick S. G., Donachie, Stuart P., Decho, Alan W., Saw, Jimmy H.

“…Members of the archaeal order Caldarchaeales (previously the phylum Aigarchaeota) are poorly sampled and are represented in public databases by relatively few…”
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Engineering nanoparticles to silence bacterial communication by Miller, Kristen P, Wang, Lei, Chen, Yung-Pin, Pellechia, Perry J, Benicewicz, Brian C, Decho, Alan W

“…The alarming spread of bacterial resistance to traditional antibiotics has warranted the study of alternative antimicrobial agents. Quorum sensing (QS) is a…”
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Characteristics and turnover of exopolymeric substances in a hypersaline microbial mat by Braissant, Olivier, Decho, Alan W, Przekop, Kristen M, Gallagher, Kimberley L, Glunk, Christina, Dupraz, Christophe, Visscher, Pieter T

“…The properties and microbial turnover of exopolymeric substances (EPS) were measured in a hypersaline nonlithifying microbial mat (Eleuthera, Bahamas) to…”
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Facial amphiphilicity index correlating chemical structures with antimicrobial efficacy by Buzoglu Kurnaz, Leman, Luo, Yuanyuan, Yang, Xiaoming, Alabresm, Amjed, Leighton, Ryan, Kumar, Rani, Hwang, JiHyeon, Decho, Alan W., Nagarkatti, Prakash, Nagarkatti, Mitzi, Tang, Chuanbing

“…Facial amphiphilicity is an extraordinary chemical structure feature of a variety of antimicrobial peptides and polymers. Vast efforts have been dedicated to…”
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Nanoparticles as antibiotic-delivery vehicles (ADVs) overcome resistance by MRSA and other MDR bacterial pathogens: The grenade hypothesis by Alabresm, Amjed, Chen, Yung Pin, Wichter-Chandler, Savannah, Lead, Jamie, Benicewicz, Brian C., Decho, Alan W.

“…The aim of this study was to examine how the concentrated delivery of less effective antibiotics, such as the β-lactam penicillin G, by linkage to…”
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A method for cultivation, fractionation, and metal determination to evaluate metal removal by the combination of NPs and bacteria by Cao, Xiufeng, Xu, Liang, Decho, Alan W., Lead, Jamie

“…Metals being released into the environment are posing an increasing risk to both environments and public health. Developing improved approaches to remove these…”
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Rapid Screening of Quorum-Sensing Signal N-Acyl Homoserine Lactones by an In Vitro Cell-Free Assay by Kawaguchi, Tomohiro, Chen, Yung Pin, Norman, R. Sean, Decho, Alan W

“…A simple, sensitive, and rapid cell-free assay system was developed for detection of N-acyl homoserine lactone (AHL) autoinducers involved in bacterial quorum…”
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