Chemical biocides are used for the prevention and control of infection in health care,
targeted home hygiene or controlling microbial contamination for various industrial …

Microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) is a phenomenon of increasing concern that
affects various materials and sectors of society. MIC describes the effects, often negative …

Public unrest about the use of antimicrobial agents in farming practice is the leading cause
of increasing and the emergences of Multi-drug Resistant Bacteria that have placed …

This review examines the impact of microbial communities colonizing food processing
environments in the form of biofilms on food safety and food quality. The focus is both on …

Biofilms are ubiquitous in healthcare settings. By nature, biofilms are less susceptible to
antimicrobials and are associated with healthcare-associated infections (HAI). Resistance of …

Although many efforts have been made to control Listeria monocytogenes in the food
industry, growing pervasiveness amongst the population over the last decades has made …

Present day awareness of biofilm colonization on polymeric surfaces has prompted the
scientific community to develop an ever-increasing number of new materials with anti-biofilm …

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), as well as the development of biofilms in drinking water
distribution systems (DWDSs), have become an increasing concern for public health and …

More than 95% of the bacteria in environment are viable but nonculturable (VBNC).
However, it is difficult to elucidate directly the metabolic characteristics of these VBNC …

Abstract Optical-coherence-tomography (OCT) is a non-destructive tool for biofilm imaging,
not requiring staining, and used to measure biofilm thickness and putative comparison of …