Environmental biofilm systems are comprised of many diverse cohabiting bacteria (Hall-Stoodley et al., 2004). For example, soil is typically high in bacterial abundance and diversity and includes ...

The predominant mode of growth of most bacteria in natural and engineered environments is as a surface-associated community encased in an extracellular matrix, called a biofilm. When conditions within ...

James Cook University researchers are calling for a better understanding of biofilms, the unsung heroes and villains of ...

Bacteria in contact with living tissues form layers that resist penetration by the immune system or antibiotics, but promising treatments abound. What are some of the most challenging clinical ...