Chronic and recurrent bacterial infections are frequently associated with the formation of
biofilms on biotic or abiotic materials that are composed of mono-or multi-species cultures of …

A biofilm is an assemblage of microbial cells attached to a surface and encapsulated in an
extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) matrix. The formation of a biofilm is one of the …

The aerial portion of a plant, namely the leaf, is inhabited by pathogenic and non-pathogenic
microbes. The leaf's physical and chemical properties, combined with fluctuating and often …

Microbial infections are considered common and dangerous for humans among other
infections; therefore the synthesis of high efficacy antimicrobial and anti-biofilm composites …

Biofilms are communities of microorganisms that are attached to a surface and play a
significant role in the persistence of bacterial infections. Bacteria within a biofilm are several …

Dental caries is one of the most common chronic and multifactorial diseases affecting the
human population. The appearance of a caries lesion is determined by the coexistence of …

The oral microbiome is diverse in its composition due to continuous contact of oral cavity
with the external environment. Temperatures, diet, pH, feeding habits are important factors …

Foods and food ingredients with low water activity (aw) have been implicated with increased
frequency in recent years as vehicles for pathogens that have caused outbreaks of illnesses …

A community-based sessile life style is the normal mode of growth and survival for many
bacterial species. Under such conditions, cell-to-cell interactions are inevitable and …

Like all sessile organisms, surface-attached communities of bacteria known as biofilms must
release and disperse cells into the environment to colonize new sites. For many pathogenic …