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Bacterial adhesion in natural and artificial systems has been critically reviewed to
investigate the influences exerted by the presence of interfaces. Numerous investigations …

Microbial biofilms, where organisms are intimately associated with each other and a solid
substratum through binding and inclusion within an exopolymer matrix, are widely …

Biofilm composition and activity are two important parameters for the successful operation
and control of fixed film processes in water and wastewater treatment. Widely used …

Immobilization of cells offers advantages to the food process industries, including enhanced
fermentation productivity and cell stability and reduced downstream processing costs due to …

Free-water-phase and surface-associated microorganisms from drinking water were
detected and roughly identified by hybridization with fluorescence-labeled oligonucleotide …

Biofilms affect the lives of all of us, growing as they do for example on our teeth (as plaque),
on catheters and medical implants in our bodies, on our boats and ships, in food processing …

Publisher Summary The chapter discusses the physiological activity of bacteria attached to
solid surfaces. One of the most fundamental principles of microbial physiology is that cellular …

Two areas of interest to environmental scientists and engineers are understanding the
environmental fate of hazardous hydrophobic pollutants and optimizing the remediation of …

Chitin turnover is essential for recycling carbon and nitrogen in marine ecosystems. A key
step in this process is the adhesion of marine bacteria to chitin-containing particulates …