An enzyme that shuts down signals that bacteria use to form a biofilm has been found by researchers from the University of Maryland (UMD). The switch that activates biofilm formation is a signaling ...

"We've discovered that bacterial biofilm communities can actively modulate the motile behavior of diverse bacterial species through electrical signals," said Gürol Süel, a professor of molecular ...

Biofilms swarm when they detect that they are in environments ... Rather, these bioactive molecules act as signals or developmental cues” to other cells. That view is echoed in a note from Gleb ...

Researchers from the Chalmers University of Technology found that a biofilm forms and deteriorates the surface of a concrete ...

"Biofilms are like fortresses for bacteria ... "It's thrilling to think a molecule that plants use to signal stress might one day help humans combat bacterial threats." More information: Jingzhe ...

For instance, while bacteria may coordinate the formation of biofilms via chemical signals, the molecules used by bacteria such as E. coli or S. aureus to do so differ quite dramatically.

Additionally, the experimental approach could be used to discover other, potentially medically important biofilm-inhibiting bacterial, said Shank. While the more powerful signals produced by many ...

Once the biofilm-eradication process is complete, the robot gets removed from the body via a laparoscopically-inserted magnet. In lab tests performed on an extracted pig digestive system, the ...

“Microplastics are like rafts — a bacteria on its own might not be able to swim down a river, but riding in its biofilm on a tiny bit of plastic it can be disseminated into many different ...