Biofilm Research
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Biofilm Research
Microbial biofilms are as common in nature as the microorganisms that cause them. Virtually any liquid environment where microorganisms are subject to stress or flow will create conditions for biofilm growth. This can be as innocuous as the slime on stones in a stream, or as life-threatening as the biofilm infections that affect the lungs of children with cystic fibrosis. A host of human diseases, industrial processing problems and plant and animal health issues are caused by microbial biofilms.
Innovotech is a product development company utilizing its unique expertise in microbial biofilms to develop diagnostic tools and product treatments for biofilm problems in human health, agriculture and industry.
Current research programs are:
bioFILM™ antimicrobial sensitivity system acknowledges that the majority of human infections are caused by biofilm organisms yet physicians do not have a sensitivity test to determine which antibiotics will be effective against the biofilm organism. The currently available test, MIC (minimum inhibitory concentration) tests organisms is a free-floating state (planktonic) where they are easier to eradicate.
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Agricultural seed treatments acknowledge that many common infestations of crops are caused by biofilm organisms. Through use of its high throughput screening system, the MBEC Assay™, the company has developed a compound that is effective against both fungal and bacterial biofilm infestations of crops.