Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) are present both outside of the cells and in the
interior of microbial aggregates, and account for a main component in microbial aggregates …

Petroleum hydrocarbons represent the most frequent environmental contaminant. The
introduction of petroleum hydrocarbons into a pristine environment immediately changes the …

Sucralose is the most widely used artificial sweetener, and its health effects have been
highly debated over the years. In particular, previous studies have shown that sucralose …

Quorum sensing (QS) is a communication process between cells, in which bacteria secrete
and sense the specific chemicals, and regulate gene expression in response to population …

Acinetobacter baumannii causes several nosocomial infections and poses major threat
when it is multidrug resistant. Even pan drug‐resistant strains have been reported in some …

Biofouling in membrane bioreactors (MBRs), which is defined as the unwanted
accumulation of microorganisms on the membrane surface, has been intensively studied for …

Biofouling is a long-standing problem in membrane bioreactors (MBRs) for domestic
wastewater treatment because it deteriorates membrane permeability, thus demanding …

These days our one of the major challenges is the treatment of polluted wastewater
produced by the growing population and industrial activities. The conventional wastewater …

Anode biofilm thickness is a key point for high and sustainable power generation in
microbial fuel cells (MFCs). Over time, the formation of a thicker biofilm on anode electrode …

Quorum sensing (QS) is a system of stimuli and responses in bacterial cells governed by
their population density, through which they regulate genes that control virulence factors and …