In aquatic environments, they act like tiny rafts, providing surfaces for microorganisms to attach to and grow. This biofilm-covered microplastic – also called a "plastisphere" – can harbor harmful ...

Drug resistant bacteria have been found within persistent biofilms in the aquatic environment around the world, particularly surrounding waste-water treatment plants and regions of agricultural ...

In the field of bacteriology, the rapid rise of drug-resistant bacterial infections and the lack of effective antimicrobial ...

Most people have encountered the black, gray, or pink stains of bacterial biofilms built up on the bathroom tiles or kitchen ...

However, similarly to humans, bacterial cells often socialize, using surfaces to coalesce into complex heterogeneous ...

To understand the extent to which plastic can be colonized by potentially deadly bacteria, the scientists injected wax moth larvae with the biofilm. After a week, four percent of the larvae died.

The molecules performed better than conventional antibiotics in killing the bacteria during the dormant phase. Biofilms are communities of microorganisms that attach to each other and to surfaces ...

Formation of biofilms by clinically relevant microbial pathogens is at the root of many chronic and recurrent infections. Biofilm-associated infections can be broadly divided into two types ...

In medical settings, biofilms make infections harder to treat when they form protective shields for bacteria on devices like catheters and implants. UC Riverside scientists have now discovered a ...