Moreover, the researchers found that Pseudomonas aeruginosa can use broken-down plastic fragments to form tougher biofilms—coatings of protective slime that can increase antibiotic resistance ...

Biofilm disassembly and dispersal play a key role in disease spread, but studying these processes with microscopy and related imaging techniques has been impossible. Until now. "No one had been ...

Multiple locations were also cited for the presence of biofilm or mold in ice machines and a soda gun holder, according to inspection records obtained from the city. Proper handwashing and access ...

(Courtesy: Pedro Amado and Cornel Dillinger) When implanted medical devices like urinary stents and catheters get clogged with biofilms, the usual solution is to take them out and replace them with ...

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Biofilms are complex communities of organisms embedded in a self-produced polymeric matrix ubiquitous in natural and engineered aquatic environments. In both settings, biofilms are hotspots of ...

Due to the limited opportunities to assess real distribution networks, most of the biofilm studies have used surrogates, such as pilot-scale distribution systems and/or removable coupons temporarily ...

State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and ...

Biofilm formation is an important factor in GBS pathogenesis. This study aimed to determine effects of pH, different culture media and nutritional composition on in vitro biofilm forming ability of ...