biofilm Archives

An artistic depiction of cells in the clock-and-wavefront process, a sophisticated development patterning mechanism associated with multicellular organisms. Communities of unicellular organisms were thought to be devoid of such sophisticated patterning. Credit: Nicholas Wilson.

‘Simple’ Bacteria Found to Organize in Elaborate Patterns

Researchers find that going with the flow makes bacteria stick

Toys, books, cribs can harbor bacteria for long periods

Target 2 forms of iron to control cystic fibrosis lung infection

Small microarray grows 1,200 individual cultures of microbes

NIH scientists identify mechanism responsible for spreading biofilm infections

What: Scientists from the National Institutes of Health have discovered how catheter-related bacterial infection develops and disseminates to become a potentially life-threatening condition. The study, which included research on Staphylococcus epide…

Research provides new leads in the case against drug-resistant biofilms

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — When a foreign object such as a catheter enters the body, bacteria may not only invade it but also organize into a slick coating — a biofilm — that is highly resistant to antibiotics. Like sophisticated…