"The synergistic interactions between aquatic vegetation and epiphytic biofilms are fundamental to improving nutrient removal and sustaining long-term system performance," said Dr. Chao Chuanxin ...

If your teeth have ever felt fuzzy after skipping a brushing, you've encountered biofilm—a slimy bacterial layer that clings to surfaces. In medical settings, biofilms make infections harder to ...

She was particularly interested in a relatively new area of research examining the impact of microplastics on biofilms, the slimy layer that can be found on hard surfaces such as river rocks in ...

So, the newly discovered diatom biofilms on stone surfaces are highly ... to possibly predict the effect of nitrate pollution on aquatic life in general and on diatoms as key players in climate ...

We are interested in what these algal extracellular matrices can tell us about: 1) the evolution of the land plant cell wall, 2) the unique characteristics that allow for life in aquatic habitats, 3) ...

Almost all micro-organisms subsist in elaborate colonies that are embedded in biofilms of self-produced exopolymer matrices. The biofilm allows the micro-organisms to adhere to any surface ...

In aquatic food chains, biofilm -- the soupy mixture of algae and bacteria that sticks to your boat -- is the base resource for all life further up the chain. In this study, the largest ...

We are interested in what these algal extracellular matrices can tell us about: 1) the evolution of the land plant cell wall, 2) the unique characteristics that allow for life in aquatic habitats, 3) ...