Human activities significantly contribute to worldwide spread of phytopathological
adversities. Pathogen-related food losses are today responsible for a reduction in quantity …

Microorganisms have evolved to thrive in virtually any terrestrial and marine environment,
exposing them to various mechanical cues mainly generated by fluid flow and pressure as …

In the wild, bacteria are predominantly associated with surfaces as opposed to existing as
free-swimming, isolated organisms. They are thus subject to surface-specific mechanics …

Application of nanotechnology in the agro-food sector is one of the fastest growing fields in
nano-research. The increase in number of the publications, patents and intellectual property …

The transport of suspensions of microparticles in confined environments is associated with
complex phenomena at the interface of fluid mechanics and soft matter. Indeed, the …

The role of bacterial surface components in combination with bacterial functional signals in
the process of biofilm formation has been increasingly studied in recent years. Plants …

The attachment of single-celled organisms, namely bacteria and fungi, to abiotic surfaces is
of great interest to both the scientific and medical communities. This is because the …

Biofilm formation is often considered the underlying reason why treatment with an
antimicrobial agent fails and as an estimated 65–80% of all human infections is thought to …

The plant wilt pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum thrives in the water-transporting xylem
vessels of its host plants. Xylem is a relatively nutrient-poor, high-flow environment but R …

Biofilm-related bacteria show high resistance to antimicrobial treatments, posing a
remarkable challenge to human health. Given bacterial dormancy and high expression of …