Microbial biofilms are a fascinating subject, due to their significant roles in the environment,
industry, and health. Advances in biochemical and molecular techniques have helped in …

A biofilm is an assemblage, aggregation, or community of microbial cells bounded by a
polymeric matrix comprising polysaccharides that are associated with an inert or biotic …

A biofilm comprises any group of microbes (archaea, bacteria, cyanobacteria, diatoms, fungi,
microalgae, protozoa) in which cells stick to each other. The cells within the biofilms produce …

The roles of microbes in crop productivity, soil fertility, and plant health are widely
recognized and understood. However, improved strategies and new approaches are now …

The biofilm formation by the microbes is considered as a strategy of survival under natural
conditions. Microbes form biofilm on the abiotic surfaces also under in vitro conditions with …

Heavy metals pollution in the environment is a result of continuous urbanization and
industrialization processes, and it has become a major issue for the environment and human …

The attachment of microbes on biotic or abiotic surfaces to form biofilm structures has a great
impact on biodegradation and biosynthesis in nature. Various interactions in such biofilms …

Bacterial biofilms are complex surface attached communities of bacteria held together by
self-produced polymer matrixs mainly composed of polysaccharides, secreted proteins, and …

Soil is inhabited by a myriad of microorganisms, many of which can form supracellular
structures, called biofilms, comprised of surface-associated microbial cells embedded in …

Soil environments are dynamic and the plant rhizosphere harbours a phenomenal diversity
of micro‐organisms which exchange signals and beneficial nutrients. Bipartite beneficial or …