Biofilms are tenacious bacterial communities that can thrive on many different kinds of surfaces, from medical equipment in ...

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A new computer model recreates how Pseudomonas aeruginosa forms and spreads biofilms in realistic environments. The platform ...

Bacteria can exist as individual cells, but there is strength in numbers. Many microbes form clusters called biofilms, little bacterial communities that take on features the single cells may not have, ...

In a recently published article in the journal Trends in Microbiology, author Alberto J. Martin-Rodriguez, Senior Research Specialist at the Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology at ...

Popular science fiction is no stranger to escape pod scenarios, typically featuring characters who narrowly avoid their ...

Dental plaque, gut bacteria and the slippery sheen on river rocks are all examples of biofilms, organized communities of microorganisms that colonize our bodies and the world around us. A new study ...

Food scientists at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have revealed key characteristics of the foodborne pathogen Salmonella dry surface biofilm (DSB), a previously overlooked type of biofilm ...

Scientists have discovered that two common human pathogens can work together by managing copper in their shared environment - a finding that could open new ways to break down stubborn mixed biofilms.

The study involving Pompeu Fabra University identifies a mechanism to strip bacteria of protection in the lab, opening new ways to fight antibiotic resistance. View on euronews ...