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Functional amyloids composed of phenol soluble modulins stabilize Staphylococcus aureus biofilms by Schwartz, Kelly, Syed, Adnan K, Stephenson, Rachel E, Rickard, Alexander H, Boles, Blaise R

“…Staphylococcus aureus is an opportunistic pathogen that colonizes the skin and mucosal surfaces of mammals. Persistent staphylococcal infections often involve…”
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Biomedical applications of nisin by Shin, J.M., Gwak, J.W., Kamarajan, P., Fenno, J.C., Rickard, A.H., Kapila, Y.L.

“…Summary Nisin is a bacteriocin produced by a group of Gram‐positive bacteria that belongs to Lactococcus and Streptococcus species. Nisin is classified as a…”
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A microbiological survey approach to understanding the virulence factors of Pseudomonas species in healthcare sinks by Rickard, H., Cloutman-Green, E., Ciric, L.

“…Hospital water is involved in both the prevention and spread of healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs). Handwashing is key to reducing the transmission of…”
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L-arginine destabilizes oral multi-species biofilm communities developed in human saliva by Kolderman, Ethan, Bettampadi, Deepti, Samarian, Derek, Dowd, Scot E, Foxman, Betsy, Jakubovics, Nicholas S, Rickard, Alexander H

“…The amino acid L-arginine inhibits bacterial coaggregation, is involved in cell-cell signaling, and alters bacterial metabolism in a broad range of species…”
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Association between metabolic syndrome and periodontitis: The role of lipids, inflammatory cytokines, altered host response, and the microbiome by Pirih, Flavia Q., Monajemzadeh, Sepehr, Singh, Neelima, Sinacola, Rachel Sheridan, Shin, Jae Min, Chen, Tsute, Fenno, J. Christopher, Kamarajan, Pachiyappan, Rickard, Alexander H., Travan, Suncica, Paster, Bruce J., Kapila, Yvonne

“…Periodontitis has been associated with many systemic diseases and conditions, including metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of conditions that…”
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Detection of SARS-CoV-2 within the healthcare environment: a multi-centre study conducted during the first wave of the COVID-19 outbreak in England by Moore, G., Rickard, H., Stevenson, D., Aranega-Bou, P., Pitman, J., Crook, A., Davies, K., Spencer, A., Burton, C., Easterbrook, L., Love, H.E., Summers, S., Welch, S.R., Wand, N., Thompson, K-A., Pottage, T., Richards, K.S., Dunning, J., Bennett, A.

“…Understanding how severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is spread within the hospital setting is essential in order to protect staff,…”
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Deciphering Endodontic Microbial Communities by Next-generation Sequencing by Shin, Jae M., Luo, Ting, Lee, Kyu Han, Guerreiro, Diogo, Botero, Tatiana M., McDonald, Neville J., Rickard, Alexander H.

“…Biofilms are present in more than 70% of endodontically diseased teeth. Through the advancements in the next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies,…”
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Evaluation of the ability of Acinetobacter baumannii to form biofilms on six different biomedical relevant surfaces by Greene, C., Wu, J., Rickard, A.H., Xi, C.

“…The human opportunistic pathogen, Acinetobacter baumannii, has the propensity to form biofilms and frequently cause medical device‐related infections in…”
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Tannic Acid Inhibits Staphylococcus aureus Surface Colonization in an IsaA-Dependent Manner by Payne, David E, Martin, Nicholas R, Parzych, Katherine R, Rickard, Alex H, Underwood, Adam, Boles, Blaise R

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Characterization of Nutrient-Induced Dispersion in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 Biofilm by SAUER, K, CULLEN, M. C, RICKARD, A. H, ZEEF, L. A. H, DAVIES, D. G, GILBERT, P

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A high-throughput microfluidic dental plaque biofilm system to visualize and quantify the effect of antimicrobials by Nance, William C, Dowd, Scot E, Samarian, Derek, Chludzinski, Jeffrey, Delli, Joseph, Battista, John, Rickard, Alexander H

“…Few model systems are amenable to developing multi-species biofilms in parallel under environmentally germane conditions. This is a problem when evaluating the…”
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Community interactions of oral streptococci by Jakubovics, Nicholas S, Yassin, Sufian A, Rickard, Alexander H

“…It is now clear that the most common oral diseases, dental caries and periodontitis, are caused by mixed-species communities rather than by individual…”
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Critical roles of arginine in growth and biofilm development by Streptococcus gordonii by Jakubovics, Nicholas S., Robinson, Jill C., Samarian, Derek S., Kolderman, Ethan, Yassin, Sufian A., Bettampadi, Deepti, Bashton, Matthew, Rickard, Alexander H.

“…Summary Streptococcus gordonii is an oral commensal and an early coloniser of dental plaque. In vitro, S. gordonii is conditionally auxotrophic for arginine in…”
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Antimicrobial nisin acts against saliva derived multi-species biofilms without cytotoxicity to human oral cells by Shin, Jae M, Ateia, Islam, Paulus, Jefrey R, Liu, Hongrui, Fenno, J Christopher, Rickard, Alexander H, Kapila, Yvonne L

“…Nisin is a lantibiotic widely used for the preservation of food and beverages. Recently, investigators have reported that nisin may have clinical applications…”
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Bacterial interactions and successions during plaque development by Kolenbrander, Paul E., Palmer Jr, Robert J., Rickard, Alexander H., Jakubovics, Nicholas S., Chalmers, Natalia I., Diaz, Patricia I.

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Molecular Characterization of Subject-Specific Oral Microflora during Initial Colonization of Enamel by Diaz, Patricia I, Chalmers, Natalia I, Rickard, Alexander H, Kong, Colin, Milburn, Craig L, Palmer, Robert J, Kolenbrander, Paul E

“…The initial microbial colonization of tooth surfaces is a repeatable and selective process, with certain bacterial species predominating in the nascent…”
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Bacterial coaggregation: an integral process in the development of multi-species biofilms by Rickard, Alexander H, Gilbert, Peter, High, Nicola J, Kolenbrander, Paul E, Handley, Pauline S

“…Coaggregation is a process by which genetically distinct bacteria become attached to one another via specific molecules. Cumulative evidence suggests that such…”
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A Sensitive Thresholding Method for Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope Image Stacks of Microbial Biofilms by Luo, Ting L., Eisenberg, Marisa C., Hayashi, Michael A. L., Gonzalez-Cabezas, Carlos, Foxman, Betsy, Marrs, Carl F., Rickard, Alexander H.

“…Biofilms are surface-attached microbial communities whose architecture can be captured with confocal microscopy. Manual or automatic thresholding of acquired…”
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Autoinducer 2: a concentration‐dependent signal for mutualistic bacterial biofilm growth by Rickard, Alexander H., Palmer, Robert J., Blehert, David S., Campagna, Shawn R., Semmelhack, Martin F., Egland, Paul G., Bassler, Bonnie L., Kolenbrander, Paul E.

“…Summary 4,5‐dihydroxy‐2,3‐pentanedione (DPD), a product of the LuxS enzyme in the catabolism of S‐ribosylhomocysteine, spontaneously cyclizes to form…”
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High-purity Nisin Alone or in Combination with Sodium Hypochlorite Is Effective against Planktonic and Biofilm Populations of  Enterococcus faecalis by Kajwadkar, Ruma, BDS, MS, Shin, Jae M, Lin, Guo-Hao, DDS, MS, Fenno, J. Christopher, PhD, Rickard, Alexander H., PhD, Kapila, Yvonne L., DDS, PhD

“…Abstract Introduction Nisin, a broad-spectrum bacteriocin, has recently been highlighted for its biomedical applications. To date, no studies have examined the…”
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