The difficulties associated with transportation and refining of crude oil emulsions and
produced water discharge limitations are among the conspicuous clues that have led the …

In drinking water distribution systems (DWDS), biofilms are the predominant mode of
microbial growth, with the presence of extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) protecting …

Superhydrophobic surfaces have been reported to reduce bacterial adhesion, but
interactions between bacterial media and solid surfaces at the interface have rarely been …

Cell surface hydrophobicity (CSH) plays a crucial role in the attachment to, or detachment
from the surfaces. The influence of CSH on adhesion of microorganisms to biotic and abiotic …

In the present study, we have tried to establish the correlation between changes in Zeta
potential with that of cell surface permeability using bacteria (Escherichia coli and …

As a potential remedy for the water shortage, membrane bioreactor (MBR) has emerged and
attracted much attention in the field of wastewater treatment and reuse. However, MBRs …

Bacterial adhesion is the initial step in colonization and biofilm formation. Biofilms can, on
the one hand, be detrimental to both human life and industrial processes, for example …

This article reviews the mechanisms of bacterial adhesion to biomaterial surfaces and the
factors affecting the adhesion. The process of bacterial adhesion includes an initial …

Natural genetic transformation is the active uptake of free DNA by bacterial cells and the
heritable incorporation of its genetic information. Since the famous discovery of …

Adhesion of microorganisms to various interfaces has been explained by the classical
Derjaguin–Landau–Verwey–Overbeek (DLVO) theory of colloid stability. The theory has …