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

Biofilms are communities of microorganisms that live attached to surfaces. Biofilm formation
has received much attention in the last decade, as it has become clear that virtually all types …

Awareness of the role of Klebsiella pneumoniae as an important opportunistic pathogen of
the urinary tract in compromised individuals and hospitalized patients has increased over …

It is now well accepted that Vibrio cholerae, the causative agent of the water-borne disease
cholera, is acquired from environmental sources where it persists between outbreaks of the …

Vibrio cholerae can switch between motile and biofilm lifestyles. The last decades have
been marked by a remarkable increase in our knowledge of the structure, regulation, and …

Although little is known regarding the mechanism of biofilm dispersion, it is becoming clear
that this process coincides with alteration of cyclic di-GMP (c-di-GMP) levels. Here, we …

Biofilms are communities of microorganisms that live in a self-produced extracellular matrix
in order to survive in hostile environments. Second messengers, such as c-di-GMP and …

While the exopolysaccharide component of the biofilm matrix has been intensively studied,
much less is known about matrix-associated proteins. To better understand the role of these …

The ecological and medical significance of bacterial biofilms have been well recognized.
Biofilms are harder to control than their planktonic free-living counterparts and quite recently …

Vibrio cholerae is a facultative human pathogen. The ability of V. cholerae to form biofilms is
crucial for its survival in aquatic habitats between epidemics and is advantageous for host-to …