Bacterial biofilms are formed by communities that are embedded in a self-produced matrix
of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS). Importantly, bacteria in biofilms exhibit a set of'…

… animal’s organ systems, participating in the body’s homeostasis. … As much as a third of an
animal’s metabolome—ie, the … As the guardian of an animal’s internal environment, its immune …

… The agr system of S. aureus controls the expression of an extracellular protease that … The
development and stability of S. aureus biofilms also relies on eDNA secretion. S. aureus not …

Traditional treatment of infectious diseases is based on compounds that kill or inhibit growth
of bacteria. A major concern with this approach is the frequent development of resistance to …

… Medium flow was kept at a constant rate of 3 ml h −1 , equivalent to a mean flow velocity
of 0·7 mm s −1 , using a Watson–Marlow 205S peristaltic pump. Biofilms were grown for 24 h …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa produces extracellular DNA which functions as a cell‐to‐cell
interconnecting matrix component in biofilms. Comparison of extracellular DNA and …

Bacterial biofilms at times undergo regulated and coordinated dispersal events where sessile
biofilm cells convert to free-swimming, planktonic bacteria. In the opportunistic pathogen …

… On the basis of a DNA sequence analysis (25), S. liquefaciens is … , we employed the swrI
mutant of S. liquefaciens in which swarming … (A) Velocities at which the front of the swarming S. …

Most biofilms in their natural environments are likely to consist of consortia of species that
influence each other in synergistic and antagonistic manners. However, few reports …

Bacteria growing in biofilms often develop multicellular, three-dimensional structures known
as microcolonies. Complex differentiation within biofilms of Pseudomonas aeruginosa …