Bacterial biofilm formation is the prevailing microbial lifestyle in natural and manmade
environments and occurs on all surface types. Biofilm formation develops in several phases …

Bdellovibrio species are naturally predatory, small, motile, Deltaproteobacteria that invade
the periplasm of other larger gram-negative bacteria, killing and digesting them. Bdellovibrio …

Vertical flow constructed wetlands for wastewater and sludge treatment represent a
relatively new and still growing technology. Vertical Flow Constructed Wetlands is the first …

The six years that have passed since the publication of the first edition have brought
significant advances in both biofilm research and biofilm engineering, which have matured …

Biofilm is a bacterial lifestyle widespread in microbial world and represents a concern in
health care. Despite the great life expectancy related to advanced health care, the …

Bdellovibrio and like organisms (BALOs) are obligate predatory bacteria that selectively prey
on a broad range of Gram-negative bacteria, including multidrug-resistant human …

Aims: The focus of this study was to evaluate the potential use of the predatory bacteria
Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus and Micavibrio aeruginosavorus to control the pathogens …

It is generally acknowledged that biofilms are the dominant lifestyle of bacteria, both in the
natural environment as on manmade settings such as industrial and medical devices. This …

Periodontitis is caused by subgingival plaque biofilm mainly composed of Gram-negative
bacteria, affecting human populations at a high prevalence. Antibiotics therapy is the …

Background Curli, cellulose and the cell surface protein BapA are matrix components in
Salmonella biofilms. In this study we have investigated the roles of these components for the …