Bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation impose a heavy burden on the medical system.
Bacterial adhesion on implant materials would induce inflammation and result in implant …

The formation of multicellular microbial communities, called biofilms, starts from the
adhesion of a few planktonic cells to the surface. The transition from a free-living planktonic …

Notably, bacterial biofilm formation is increasingly recognized as a passive virulence factor
facilitating many infectious disease processes. In this review we will focus on bacterial …

Biotic and abiotic surfaces in marine waters are rapidly colonized by microorganisms.
Surface colonization and subsequent biofilm formation and development provide numerous …

Due to the increasing bacterial resistance to conventional antibiotics, developing safe and
effective approaches to combat infections caused by bacteria and biofilms has become an …

Biofilms are a widely observed growth mode in which microbial communities are spatially
structured and embedded in a polymeric extracellular matrix. Here, we focus on the model …

Nearly all bacteria form biofilms as a strategy for survival and persistence. Biofilms are
associated with biotic and abiotic surfaces and are composed of aggregates of cells that are …

It is critical for bacteria to recognize surface contact and initiate physiological changes
required for surface-associated lifestyles. Ubiquitous microbial appendages called pili are …

Developing efficient and safe approach to counteract the bacterial infections has become an
urgent clinical challenge. In this work, we report folic acid derived carbon dots (FA-CDs) …

Highlights•Motility appendages such as flagella and type IV pili (TFP) can participate in
surface sensing for a broad range of bacteria.•Surface sensing can involve both physical …