The development of new technologies is key to the continued improvement of medicine,
relying on comprehensive materials design strategies that can integrate advanced …

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 …

The formation of bacterial biofilms is initiated by cells transitioning from the free-swimming
mode of growth to a surface. This review is aimed at highlighting the common themes that …

When bacteria encounter surfaces, they respond with surface colonization and virulence
induction. The mechanisms of bacterial mechanosensation and downstream signaling …

Bacteria thrive both in liquids and attached to surfaces. The concentration of bacteria on
surfaces is generally much higher than in the surrounding environment, offering bacteria …

Vibrio cholerae can switch between motile and biofilm lifestyles. The last decades have
been marked by a remarkable increase in our knowledge of the structure, regulation, and …

The attachment of bacteria to surfaces provides advantages such as increasing nutrient
access and resistance to environmental stress. Attachment begins with a reversible phase …

Evolving under the constant exposure to an abundance of diverse microbial life, the human
body has developed many ways of defining the boundaries between self and non-self. Many …

Whether bacteria are in the planktonic state, free-swimming or free-floating in liquid, or in the
biofilm state, sessile on surfaces, they are always subject to mechanical forces. The long …