Bacterial biofilms, which in a way resemble small cities of these microorganisms, are responsible for many persistent human and animal infections and pose a serious health risk, especially when they become resistant to antibiotics, says the professor, We have discovered that a rotating magnetic field modifies the activity, structure, and chemical composition of biofilms, so that the effectiveness of the administered antimicrobial compound is much higher.
The research is carried out in the Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology of the Faculty of Biotechnology and Animal Husbandry and was initiated several years ago, as part of the Opus project of the National Science Centre. This project was carried out in a consortium with the Łukasiewicz Research Network – PORT Polish Centre for Technology Development (funding of PLN 1.5 million).
Research was performed with the aid of RMF generators constructed within the framework of a previous project, “Lider V”, in collaboration with scientists from the Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, funded by the National Centre for Research and Development (funding of PLN 1.2 million).
Photo: Michał Łepecki/NCN
