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the researchers grew the three species on a glass surface conducive to biofilm development and in a well-mixed liquid culture. They "seeded" an equal number of each bacterium in each environment ...

Nano-lastics Little plastic bits smaller than a speck of dust abound in our food, water, even our bodies. Scientists are now, ...

76. Cincarova L, Polansky O, Babak V, et al. Changes in the Expression of Biofilm-Associated Surface Proteins in Staphylococcus aureus Food-Environmental Isolates Subjected to Sublethal Concentrations ...

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In nature, the surface a biofilm is growing on may not be as ... And while the model is based on how biofilms behave in a controlled lab environment, it's a critical first step in understanding ...

New research by food scientists suggests that certain nanoplastics may make foodborne pathogens more virulent.

Scientists don’t know the full extent of the impact of nanoplastics on our health, but new research from the University of ...

It's never a good thing, when a bacterial biofilm forms on the surface of a medical implant. There could soon be a new way of eradicating such films, however, using tiny remote-control liquid ...