Biofilm formation is arguably the dominant lifestyle ... in mature biofilms of E. coli K12 using whole-transcriptome analysis (Domka et al., 2007). Prophage genes are among the most highly induced ...

Biofilm formation is astonishingly widespread in nature and appears very early in the fossil record. Biofilm development also occurs in a vastly diverse range of microorganisms, including those ...

Reference: Guo J, Van De Ven WT, Skirycz A, et al. An evolutionarily conserved metabolite inhibits biofilm formation in Escherichia coli K-12. Nat Commun. 2024;15(1):10079. doi: ...

More information: Jingzhe Guo et al, An evolutionarily conserved metabolite inhibits biofilm formation in Escherichia coli K-12, Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-54501-w ...

Light and electron microscopy have distinct limitations. Light microscopy makes it difficult to resolve smaller and smaller ...

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 ...

“This work on the development of E. coli macrophage resistance and virulence is ... to avoid being internalized by macrophages—sticky outer coverings, formation of filaments and biofilms among them.

Light and electron microscopy have distinct limitations. Light microscopy makes it difficult to resolve smaller and smaller features, and electron microscopy resolves small structures, but samples ...

Biofilm doesn’t only smell bad — it could be hazardous, leading to infections of listeria, salmonella, E. coli, MRSA and ...

More than a hundred E. coli cases were linked to contaminated onions produced by Taylor Farms used in McDonald's burgers.

Mimicking this transition into a human host, our laboratory has demonstrated that a suite of genes related to adhesion, immune evasion, biofilm formation ... proteins that drive transcription of these ...

Researchers have now identified a plant metabolite called MEcPP that can disrupt biofilm formation. In plants, this metabolite helps generate critical molecules and is related to biochemical signaling ...