"This study is a testament to the unexpected connections between plant biology and microbiology." Scientists make astonishing discovery about plants at the molecular level — here's how it could help ...

In an agency first, the FDA has cleared a system designed to clean out the complex inner channels of flexible endoscopes—a ...

Thus, the diagnostic and therapeutic strategies used to fight acute infections are not effective in eradicating medical device biofilm-related infections or chronic biofilm diseases. Today ...

Biofilms—slimy communities of bacteria—grow on all sorts of surfaces: from glaciers and hot springs to plant roots, your bathtub and fridge, wounds, and medical devices such as catheters.

Bacterial Space Biofilms (1st flight): Launched on November, 2019 (NG-12). Returned to Earth on January 2020 (SpaceX-19) Fungal Space Biofilms (2nd flight): Launched on February, 2022 (NG-17).

Bacteria permeate virtually every corner of the Earth. Most bacteria live in a biofilm state to enhance their survival and propagation, and to perform essential tasks for many ecosystems.

Bacteria from meat can attach, grow, and build up to create a biofilm that is difficult to remove, even on stainless steel surfaces used in industrial facilities. It can also aggregate ...

The thermal spring environment hosts 3–5 cm thick red and green layered biofilms, which are carbonate-rich microbial mats. These biofilms can thrive under extreme conditions, including low ...

It would be expected that such materials, by preventing biofilm formation and hence reducing ... breakthroughs in the fight against medical-device-associated infections. Such materials can ...