Healthcare facilities are particularly vulnerable to healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), and biofilms that form in ...

A biofilm is the slimy substance found on drains and around the faucet of handbasins. Their analysis uncovered microbes living within the biofilms that can cause pneumonia, Legionnaires' disease, and ...

For the sake of the environment and our quality of life, effective treatment of wastewater plays a vital role. A biological ...

Wastewater treatment could be more effective using foamed plastic carriers in the moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR) process, ...

Barnacles clean the surface of rocks before they adhere. First, they brush rocks with their swimming appendages. They then ...

When we think about bacteria, we may imagine single cells swimming in solution. However, similarly to humans, bacterial cells ...

[51] They found that CVCs causing CRBSI had significant biofilm colonization in 1, 2, and 3 lumens in 10 (40%), 10 (40%), or 5 (20%) cases, respectively. Overall, the random sampling of only 1 ...

The filamentous bacterium Corynebacterium matruchotii has a unique reproductive strategy that might allow it to claim territory quickly.

Bacteria permeate virtually every corner of the Earth. Most bacteria live in a biofilm state to enhance their survival and propagation, and to perform essential tasks for many ecosystems.

From safeguarding our food supply to preventing hospital infections, the battle against antibiotic-resistant bacteria is a ...

A biofilm is composed of attached microbial cells encased within a matrix of extracellular polymeric secretions (EPS), which surround and protect cells. The EPS matrix is typically composed of ...

The biofilm allows the micro-organisms to adhere to any surface, living or nonliving. The adaptive and genetic changes of the micro-organisms within the biofilm make them resistant to all known ...