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<p>Currently, nanoparticles have gained considerable attention for the treatment of bacterial infectious diseases. The possibility for using this technology as an alternative therapeutic strategy for controlling microbial biofilms, colonizations and infections has been the subject of intense investigations. Even though, the potential toxicity and disadvantage of using nanoparticles, researchers focused on their high penetrability into bacterial membranes, capabilities to disrupt biofilm formation and the role of chemotaxis in this interaction. Face to this significant debate, we discuss the link between metal resistance, bacterial chemotaxis and the promising use of nanoparticles (NP). <italic>P. aeruginosa</italic> has emerged as a model organism for biofilm studies, the aim of this review is to provide a concise and comprehensive survey of certain relevant aspects related to the research on nanoparticles and these bacteria.</p>
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Currently, nanoparticles have gained considerable attention for the treatment of bacterial infectious diseases. The possibility for using this technology as an alternative therapeutic strategy for controlling microbial biofilms, colonizations and infections has been the subject of intense investigations. Even though, the potential toxicity and disadvantage of using nanoparticles, researchers focused on their high penetrability into bacterial membranes, capabilities to disrupt biofilm formation and the role of chemotaxis in this interaction. Face to this significant debate, we discuss the link between metal resistance, bacterial chemotaxis and the promising use of nanoparticles (NP). P. aeruginosa has emerged as a model organism for biofilm studies, the aim of this review is to provide a concise and comprehensive survey of certain relevant aspects related to the research on nanoparticles and these bacteria.

The High Penetrability of Nanoparticles into Bacterial Membranes: A Key of a Potential Application

Advancements of Microbiology

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Currently, nanoparticles have gained considerable attention for the treatment of bacterial infectious diseases. The possibility for using this technology as an...

The High Penetrability of Nanoparticles into Bacterial Membranes: A Key of a Potential Application

Published Online: Mar 21, 2023

Page range: 3 - 11

Received: Jan 01, 2021

Accepted: Jun 01, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/am-2023-0001

Keywords
biofilm, chemotaxis, metal, nanoparticles

© 2023 Amina Meliani et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

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The High Penetrability of Nanoparticles into Bacterial Membranes: A Key of a Potential Application

Published Online: Mar 21, 2023

Page range: 3 - 11

Received: Jan 01, 2021

Accepted: Jun 01, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/am-2023-0001

Keywordsbiofilm, chemotaxis, metal, nanoparticles

© 2023 Amina Meliani et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Fig. 1

Keywords
biofilm, chemotaxis, metal, nanoparticles