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BIOFILM
卷 2, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.bioflm.2019.100017
关键词
Biofilm; Mechanics; Viscoelasticity; Biophysics; Extracellular matrix; Extracellular polymeric substance; Tolerance; Persistence
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资金
- AHA career development award [19CDA34630005]
- NIH R01 awards [R01AI077628, R01GM124436]
- BBSRC [BB/R012415/1] Funding Source: UKRI
It has long been recognized that biofilms are viscoelastic materials, however the importance of this attribute to the survival and persistence of these microbial communities is yet to be fully realized. Here we review work, which focuses on understanding biofilm mechanics and put this knowledge in the context of biofilm survival, particularly for biofilm-associated infections. We note that biofilm viscoelasticity may be an evolved property of these communities, and that the production of multiple extracellular polymeric slime components may be a way to ensure the development of biofilms with complex viscoelastic properties. We discuss viscoelasticity facilitating biofilm survival in the context of promoting the formation of larger and stronger biofilms when exposed to shear forces, promoting fluid-like behavior of the biofilm and subsequent biofilm expansion by viscous flow, and enabling resistance to both mechanical and chemical methods of clearance. We conclude that biofilm viscoelasticity contributes to the virulence of chronic biofilm infections.
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