Adaptation of biofilm structure for survival in varying environments. Intriguingly, the visual characteristics of biofilms growing in diverse environments are strikingly similar, indicating there ...

Princeton researchers have examined how individual cells act collectively to form structures called biofilms that often play a critical role in disease and other processes. Shown above is a ...

Researchers at Iowa State University are exploring an approach to attack implant infections by using ultrasound technology to ...

"Think of biofilm as a house and bacteria as people inside a house. We're not doing anything to the people in the house.

“The two became totally, irreversibly intertwined,” Chimileski added. Ever since, Chimileski has captured the intricate structures of hundreds of bacterial biofilms at microscopic and macroscopic ...

Dental plaque biofilms are polymicrobial communities found on oral surfaces embedded within a matrix of host salivary components and microbial extracellular products. Communication between the ...