The interaction of bacteria with surfaces has important implications in a range of areas,
including bioenergy, biofouling, biofilm formation, and the infection of plants and animals …

Cells respond to the environment and alter gene expression. Recent studies have revealed
the social aspects of bacterial life, such as biofilm formation. Biofilm formation is largely …

Biofilms are communities of microbes attached to surfaces, which can be found in medical,
industrial and natural settings. In fact, life in a biofilm probably represents the predominate …

Foodborne pathogens are the main factors behind foodborne diseases and food poisoning
and thus pose a great threat to food safety. Many outbreaks have been found to be …

Many bacteria can exist as surface‐attached aggregations known as biofilms. Presented in
this unit are several approaches for the study of these communities. The focus here is on …

Many bacteria swim in liquid or swarm over solid surfaces by synthesizing rotary flagella.
The same bacteria that are motile also commonly form nonmotile multicellular aggregates …

Bacteria can form single-and multispecies biofilms exhibiting diverse features based upon
the microbial composition of their community and microenvironment. The study of bacterial …

Formation of a bacterial biofilm is a developmental process that begins when a cell attaches
to a surface, but how does a bacterial cell know it is on or near a surface in the first place …

Biofilms are communities of microorganisms that live attached to surfaces. Biofilm formation
has received much attention in the last decade, as it has become clear that virtually all types …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a metabolically versatile bacterium that is found in a wide
range of biotic and abiotic habitats. It is a major human opportunistic pathogen causing …