Biofilm-associated persistence of food-borne pathogens

A Bridier, P Sanchez-Vizuete, M Guilbaud, JC Piard… - Food …, 2015 - Elsevier
Microbial life abounds on surfaces in both natural and industrial environments, one of which
is the food industry. A solid substrate, water and some nutrients are sufficient to allow the …

Recent progress using membrane aerated biofilm reactors for wastewater treatment

H He, BM Wagner, AL Carlson, C Yang… - Water Science and …, 2021 - iwaponline.com
The membrane biofilm reactor (MBfR), which is based on the counter diffusion of the
electron donors and acceptors into the biofilm, represents a novel technology for wastewater …

The EPS matrix: the “house of biofilm cells”

HC Flemming, TR Neu, DJ Wozniak - Journal of bacteriology, 2007 - Am Soc Microbiol
If biofilms can be metaphorically called a “city of microbes”(24), the EPS represent the
“house of the biofilm cells.” The EPS determine the immediate conditions of life of biofilm …

Extraction of extracellular polymeric substances from aerobic granule with compact interior structure

SS Adav, DJ Lee - Journal of hazardous materials, 2008 - Elsevier
Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) were extracted from aerobic granules of compact
interior structure using seven extraction methods. Ultrasound followed by the chemical …

Microbial glycoconjugates in organic pollutant bioremediation: recent advances and applications

P Bhatt, A Verma, S Gangola, G Bhandari, S Chen - Microbial cell factories, 2021 - Springer
The large-scale application of organic pollutants (OPs) has contaminated the air, soil, and
water. Persistent OPs enter the food supply chain and create several hazardous effects on …

Biofilm engineering approaches for improving the performance of microbial fuel cells and bioelectrochemical systems

MJ Angelaalincy, R Navanietha Krishnaraj… - Frontiers in Energy …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are emerging as a promising future technology for a wide range
of applications in addition to sustainable electricity generation. Electroactive (EA) biofilms …

Density of founder cells affects spatial pattern formation and cooperation in Bacillus subtilis biofilms

J Van Gestel, FJ Weissing, OP Kuipers… - The ISME …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
In nature, most bacteria live in surface-attached sedentary communities known as biofilms.
Biofilms are often studied with respect to bacterial interactions. Many cells inhabiting biofilms …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding the role of sorption and biodegradation in the removal of organic micropollutants by membrane aerated biofilm reactor (MABR) with different …

C Sanchez-Huerta, JS Medina, C Wang, L Fortunato… - Water research, 2023 - Elsevier
The role of sorption and biodegradation in a membrane aerated biofilm reactor (MABR)
were investigated for the removal of 10 organic micropollutants (OMPs) including endocrine …

[HTML][HTML] Biofilm structures (EPS and bacterial communities) in drinking water distribution systems are conditioned by hydraulics and influence discolouration

K Fish, AM Osborn, JB Boxall - Science of the Total Environment, 2017 - Elsevier
High-quality drinking water from treatment works is degraded during transport to customer
taps through the Drinking Water Distribution System (DWDS). Interactions occurring at the …

Influence of biofilm thickness on the removal of thirteen different organic micropollutants via a Membrane Aerated Biofilm Reactor (MABR)

C Sanchez-Huerta, L Fortunato, T Leiknes… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
The presence of organic micropollutants (OMPs) in natural water bodies has become an
emerging concern due to their fast dissemination into natural water sources, high …