At high cell densities, many species trigger processes involved in biofilm formation, including the production of extracellular matrix. The matrix adheres the community to the surface and provides ...

Biofilm formation also increases the risk of human illnesses and therefore needs to be well understood to enable safe, long-duration, human space missions. The Space Biofilms project aims to ...

Bacterial cellulose (BC), synthesized by certain bacteria as a biofilm, consists of highly ... thaliana were covered with BC patches and formation of new cells on both sides of the cut was ...

The bovine gut harbours microbial enzymes that digest different kinds of complex polysaccharides, such as cellulose and ... the enzyme at the start of biofilm formation, the enzyme prevented ...