The biofilm is an adaptation for stabilizing the local environment of bacteria against stresses that is flexible and can be easily changed depending on conditions. For this reason, the EPS matrix ...

One of the remarkable features of biofilms, shared with eukaryotic tissues, is that bacteria embed themselves in the ...

Biofilm occurs when a cluster of bacteria or fungi generates a slimy matrix of "extracellular polymeric substances" to ...

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 ...

Biofilms are well-structured communities of bacteria enclosed in a self-produced matrix, usually adhered to a surface but can also assemble in floating aggregations. The most crucial difference ...

Biofilms are structured communities of microbes, complex in their interactions and protected by a self-produced extracellular matrix, which allows them to thrive on various surfaces. In healthcare ...

A new perspective work reveals insights into the development of bacterial biofilms, highlighting how these communities adapt ...

A biofilm develops when the attached cells excrete polymers that facilitate adhesion, matrix formation, and alteration of the organism's phenotype with respect to growth rate and gene transcription.

Gratian Ting and Arpita Bose discuss the fascinating role that extracellular electron transfer plays within the human gut ...

Researchers take the guesswork out of infection detection by training dogs to recognize the scent of bacterial biofilm ...

A new polymer removes biofilms—mats of microbes and their exuded substances—by mimicking a fluid oozed by barnacles (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c09311). The material could ...