The biofilm allows the micro-organisms to adhere ... such as otitis media and osteomyelitis, experience cycles of acute exacerbation and remission. Many chronic infections result in treatment ...

This work highlights how, in addition to biomolecular details of signaling and regulation, biophysical interactions play an important role in bacterial life cycles and infection. "Biofilm research ...

AMR is not only related to the emergence of resistant bacterial strains but also significantly due to the formation of biofilm barriers, where bacteria adhere to surfaces and secrete substances.

Mechanistic modeling of oxygen transfer in hollow-fiber membrane-aerated biofilm reactors (HFMBRs) Coupling of aerobic and anaerobic ammonia-oxidizing bacteria in mixed community biofilms ...