Microorganisms attach to surfaces, start multiplying, and develop biofilms. Biofilm-
associated cells can be differentiated from their suspended counterparts by the generation …

The ubiquitous nature of bacteria in the environment, and the role they play in infectious
disease has been one of the most extensively researched areas in biomedical science. It …

From birth to death the human host immune system interacts with bacterial cells. Biofilms are
communities of microbes embedded in matrices composed of extracellular polymeric …

Gigantic bacterial communities, termed biofilms, thrive in a variety of situations. Held
together by a protective matrix, a biofilm is a bacterial fortress whose inhabitants are much …

Bacteria form dense surface-associated communities known as biofilms that are central to
their persistence and how they affect us. Biofilm formation is commonly viewed as a …

Swarming is the fastest known bacterial mode of surface translocation and enables the rapid
colonization of a nutrient-rich environment and host tissues. This complex multicellular …

Biofilms are complex communities of microorganisms attached to surfaces or associated
with interfaces. Despite the focus of modern microbiology research on pure culture …

The study of biofilm considers the close association of micro-organisms at interfaces and the
consequent physiological adaptations to the proximity of other cells and surfaces. As such, it …

Biofilm-growing cells show an enhanced antimicrobial tolerance with respect to the same
cells growing in a free-floating way. This is due to physical or chemical diffusion barriers and …

Bacterial biofilms are often defined as communities of surface-attached bacteria and are
typically depicted with a classic mushroom-shaped structure characteristic of Pseudomonas …