Bacterial biofilms can cause widespread infection. In addition to causing urinary tract
infections and pulmonary infections in patients with cystic fibrosis, biofilms can help …

Biofilms are surface-associated bacterial communities that play both beneficial and harmful
roles in nature, medicine, and industry. Tolerant and persister cells are thought to underlie …

Since the birth of civilization, people have recognized that infectious microbes cause serious
and often fatal diseases in humans. One of the most dangerous characteristics of …

Biofilms are communities of microorganisms that are attached to a biological or abiotic
surface and are surrounded by a self-produced extracellular matrix. Cells within a biofilm …

Biofilms are communities of bacteria forming high-density sessile colonies. Such a lifestyle
comes associated with costs and benefits: while the growth rate of biofilms is often lower …

It has long been recognized that biofilms are viscoelastic materials, however the importance
of this attribute to the survival and persistence of these microbial communities is yet to be …

Bacterial biofilms represent a basic form of multicellular organization that confers survival
advantages to constituent cells. The sequential stages of cell ordering during biofilm …

During development, organisms acquire three-dimensional (3D) shapes with important
physiological consequences. While basic mechanisms underlying morphogenesis are …

Biofilms are aggregates of bacterial cells surrounded by an extracellular matrix. Much
progress has been made in studying biofilm growth on solid substrates; however, little is …