The excellent properties of plastics make them widely used all over the world. However,
when plastics enter the environmental medium, microplastics will inevitably be produced …

Pathogenic microorganisms and their chronic pathogenicity are significant concerns in
biomedical research. Biofilm-linked persistent infections are not easy to treat due to resident …

Microbial biofilms have caused serious concerns in healthcare, medical, and food industries
because of their intrinsic resistance against conventional antibiotics and cleaning …

Microplastics have been found to be ubiquitous in freshwater ecosystems, providing a novel
substrate for biofilm formation. Here, we incubated biofilm on microplastics and two natural …

Groundwater deterioration due to enrichment with contaminants of either geogenic or
anthropogenic origin has adversely affected safe water supply for drinking and irrigation …

Since the COVID-19 outbreak was declared as a global health emergency, the use of
multiple types of plastic-based PPEs as a measure to reduce the infection increased …

Bacterial biofilms are formed by communities that are embedded in a self-produced matrix of
extracellular polymeric substances (EPS). Importantly, bacteria in biofilms exhibit a set …

Microbial biofilms exhibit a self-produced matrix of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS),
including polysaccharides, proteins, extracellular DNA and lipids. EPS promote interactions …

Most bacteria in nature exist in aggregated communities known as biofilms, and cells within
a biofilm demonstrate major physiological changes compared to their planktonic …

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