Samyah Jastaniah

Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Publications

  • Research   
    Bacterial Biofilm Formation by Clinical Isolates and their Clinical Impacts in Chronic Infections
    Author(s): Taghreed Y Jamal, Magda M Aly* and Samyah Jastaniah

    Bacterial biofilm is a structured community of bacterial cells adherent to a surface and enclosed in a self-produced Exopolymeric substance (EPS) matrix which is mainly consists of polysaccharides and other biomolecules. Advantages for bacteria associated with biofilm formation include protection from the environment, nutrient availability, metabolic cooperation and acquisition of new genetic material. Many several pathogenic species have been reported to be able to form bio?lms such as Listeria monocytogenes, Streptococcus mutans, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, E. coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The formation of biofilms depends on physical factors, such as composition of the nutrient media, pH, temperature and biological factors. Bacterial biofilms are extremely linked with and controlled by bacterial quorum sensing (QS) which is a cell-to.. Read More»

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