In this study, the dogs were first taught to identify S. aureus VOCs from cotton balls rich in odors absorbed from cell culture biofilms and alert the researchers using a trained response such as ...

To target a biofilm made up of Staphylococcus aureus, they first bound the protein A on the bacterial cell surface with a biotinylated antibody and then linked a biotinylated viral cage ...

Biofilms, ubiquitous bacterial communities embedded in a slimy matrix, are the oldest form of multicellularity on Earth; they are extremely resistant to antibiotics and stick tenaciously to most ...