A natural biofilm of oxygen-free microorganisms protects iron sheet piling against corrosion by depositing minerals on the wall. That is what researchers at the Radboud University, the Dutch Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 27, 2019
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Biofilms hold promise for generating electricity and removing contamination from groundwater, but they also threaten many industrial processes and human health. As the environment changes in which these biofilms thrive, it ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 29, 2019
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EPFL biophysicists have taken a systematic look into how bacterial biofilms are affected by fluid flow. The findings can give us clues about the physical rules guiding biofilm architecture, but also about the social dynamics ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 6, 2019
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Researchers within the Dirk Linke group in the Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, are proposing a new method to fight the bacterium Yersinia enterocolitica, which causes severe diarrhea in an estimated 10 million ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 5, 2019
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A new model describing how bacteria spread when moving in two different ways has been published today in the open-access journal eLife.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 30, 2019
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Researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York have developed a method to treat bacterial infections which could result in better wound care.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 23, 2019
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This fluorescent work of art captures the beauty of biofilms, or the growth of microbes on rocks. In this microscopic image, Sphingomonas desiccabilis is growing on basalt.
Space Exploration
Mar 20, 2019
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Bacterial biofilms are typically the target of heavy-duty cleaning regimens, but these films aren't always bad news. In fact, growing them on thin sheets of nanofibers is a great way to produce a fermented milk product that ...
Materials Science
Mar 6, 2019
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Under threat of being scrubbed away with disinfectant, individual bacteria can improve their odds of survival by joining together to form colonies, called biofilms. What Arnold Mathijssen, postdoctoral fellow in bioengineering ...
General Physics
Dec 12, 2018
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Slimy, hard-to-clean bacterial mats called biofilms cause problems ranging from medical infections to clogged drains and fouled industrial equipment. Now, researchers at Princeton have found a way to cleanly and completely ...
Materials Science
Dec 6, 2018
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