Bacterial biofilms affect many areas of human activity including food processing,
transportation, public infrastructure, and most importantly healthcare. This study addresses …

Biofilm formation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa has been implicated in the pathology of
chronic wounds. Both the d and l isoforms of tryptophan inhibited P. aeruginosa biofilm …

Bacterial motilities participate in biofilm development. However, it is unknown how/if
bacterial motility affects formation of the biofilm matrix. Psl polysaccharide is a key biofilm …

Motility is an important trait for some bacteria living in nature and the analyses of it can
provide important information on bacterial ecology. While the swimming behavior of …

Myxococcus xanthus is a bacterium capable of complex social organization. Its characteristic
social (“S”)-motility mechanism is mediated by type IV pili (TFP), linear actuator appendages …

DNA-damaging antibiotics such as ciprofloxacin induce biofilm formation and the SOS
response through autocleavage of SOS-repressor LexA in Pseudomonas aeruginosa …

Bacteria have evolved surface-exposed polymers called pili with remarkable physical
properties. This highlight describes recent advances in the biophysics of type IV pilus …

Seeding dispersal is an active detachment exhibit in aging Pseudomonas aeruginosa
biofilm. Yet, effect factors of this process in the biofilm of clinical isolated mucoid P …

A multiscale approach was designed to study the effects of flagella on deposition dynamics
of Azotobacter vinelandii in porous media, independent of motility. In a radial stagnation …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa can penetrate the extracellular mucin barrier formed by the
intestinal epithelial cell layer and establish gut-derived sepsis in immunocompromised …