Biofilm formation is initiated by adhesion of individual bacteria to a surface. However,
surface adhesion alone is not sufficient to form the complex community architecture of a …

In the wild, bacteria are predominantly associated with surfaces as opposed to existing as
free-swimming, isolated organisms. They are thus subject to surface-specific mechanics …

Bacterial fouling is a persistent problem causing the deterioration and failure of functional
surfaces for industrial equipment/components; numerous human, animal, and plant …

Many symbiotic relationships rely on the acquisition of microbial partners from the
environment. However, the mechanisms by which microbial symbionts find and colonize …

Bacterial biofilms are surface-associated, multicellular, morphologically complex microbial
communities,,,,,,. Biofilm-forming bacteria such as the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas …

Bacteria often live in dynamic fluid environments,, and flow can affect fundamental microbial
processes such as nutrient uptake, and infection. However, little is known about the …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa infects every type of host that has been examined by deploying
multiple virulence factors. Previous studies of virulence regulation have largely focused on …

The bacterial type IV pilus (T4P) is a versatile molecular machine with a broad range of
functions. Recent advances revealed that the molecular components and the biophysical …

Microfluidics has significantly contributed to the expansion of the frontiers of microbial
ecology over the past decade by allowing researchers to observe the behaviors of microbes …

Microorganisms often live in habitats characterized by fluid flow, from lakes and oceans to
soil and the human body. Bacteria and plankton experience a broad range of flows, from the …