genome. HGT within biofilms can confer antibiotic resistance or increased pathogenicity across the biofilms' population, promoting biofilm homeostasis. Conjugative...

communities of adhered cells called biofilms. A matrix of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) within the biofilm forms sticky coatings on individual...

which can be attributed to bacterial biofilms. There is much research into the prevention of biofilms. Biofilm prevention methods fall into two categories:...

aggregate that may be contrasted with biofilms and granules, or else considered a specialized type of biofilm. Flocs appear as cloudy suspensions of...

matrix, or film. These biofilms occur on contact surfaces in a range of terrestrial and aquatic environments. The formation of biofilms is a complex process...

can be asymptomatic until the bacteria form a biofilm, which overwhelms the immune system. These biofilms are found in the lungs of people with cystic...

of biofilms, and are considered the fundamental component that determines the physicochemical properties of a biofilm. EPS in the matrix of biofilms provides...

unicellular, but most can form stable aggregate communities in biofilms. Bacterial biofilms are formed by the secretion of extracellular polymeric substance...

this technology include cost, controlling the growth of biofilms, and membrane fouling. Biofilms can consist of a multitude of bacteria, fungi, and algae...

functional biofilms. Biofilms are difficult to analyze in a laboratory setting due to the complex structure and the time it takes for a functional biofilm to...

to co-sponsor a one-day workshop on biofilms. The resulting workshop, "Biofilms, Medical Devices and Anti-Biofilm Technology: Challenges and Opportunities...

dual-species biofilms is a novel technology since natural biofilms are sluggishly developing. The use of biofilms in the biofiltration process allows for the attachment...

antibiotic dicloxacillin also affect the growth of S. haemolyticus biofilms. Biofilms formed in the presence of subinhibitory concentrations of dicloxacillin...

multispecies biofilms. The latter is suspected to help S. aureus penetrate human tissue. A higher mortality is linked with multispecies biofilms. Staphylococcus...

marcescens by disrupting quorum sensing and biofilm formation. When treated with chloramphenicol, S. marcescens biofilms demonstrated significant reductions in...

other bacteria to bind to the already existing biofilm, creating a multilayer biofilm. Such biofilms decrease the metabolic activity of bacteria within...

Biofilms. Bacteria often attach to surfaces and form dense aggregations called biofilms and larger formations known as microbial mats. These biofilms...

dental floss and interdental brushes. Oral hygiene is important as dental biofilms may become acidic causing demineralization of the teeth (also known as...

disadvantages. Surface area plays a very important role in biofilm formation. Free-floating carriers allow biofilms to form on the surface, therefore a large internal...

creating thick networks of biofilms on microbial fuel cell anodes for extracellular electron transfer. Cytochromes within the biofilm associate with pili to...

development of the biofilms. Although S. mutans can be antagonized by pioneer colonizers, once they become dominant in oral biofilms, dental caries can...

Presence of Biofilms in Instrumented Spinal Fusions. Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers, 26(7–8), 375–381. "Prof. Garth Ehrlich, MD: "Biofilms and Modeling...

SCOBY. In its most common form, SCOBY is a gelatinous, cellulose-based biofilm or microbial mat found floating at the container's air-liquid interface...

local corrosion noted from biofilms formed of diverse microbial communities. For instance, when isolating a sample of biofilm from a pipe within the first...

O (2006). "Biofilms, wound infection and the issue of control". Wounds-UK. 2 (3): 48–57. Wolcott RD, Rhoads DD, Dowd SE (2008). "Biofilms and chronic...

renders the biofilm immune to antibiotic treatment. By use of confocal microscopy and microelectrodes, biofilms similar to dental biofilms were shown to...

the formation of biofilms. This increases the likelihood of food contamination and is further complicated by the fact that biofilms are highly resistant...

reduces the formation and induces the dispersal of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms by chelation of iron and zinc". Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy....

forms biofilms inside the body. Such C. albicans biofilms may form on the surface of implantable medical devices or organs. In these biofilms it is often...

attached to hydrated surfaces by means of biofilms. He is sometimes referred to as the "Father of Biofilms" or the "King of Slime". J. William Costerton...