The biofilm matrix can be considered to be a shared space for the encased microbial cells,
comprising a wide variety of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), such as …

Infectious diseases are the second most important cause of human death worldwide;
Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is a very common human pathogenic microorganism that …

Food industries are facing a great challenge due to contamination of food products with
different microbes such as bacteria, fungi, viruses, parasites, etc. These microbes deteriorate …

The ability to form biofilms is a crucial virulence trait for several microorganisms, including
Klebsiella pneumoniae–a Gram-negative encapsulated bacterium often associated with …

Background Bacterial biofilms are aggregation or collection of different bacterial cells which
are covered by self-produced extracellular matrix and are attached to a substratum …

Quorum sensing is a cell-to-cell communication system that exists widely in the microbiome
and is related to cell density. The high-density colony population can generate a sufficient …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a Gram-negative bacterium, is one of the major pathogens
implicated in human opportunistic infection and a common cause of clinically persistent …

Biofilm-associated infections have emerged as a significant public health challenge due to
their persistent nature and increased resistance to conventional treatment methods. The …

The ability of Candida spp. to form biofilms is crucial for its pathogenicity, and thus, it should
be considered an important virulence factor in vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) and recurrent …

Microplastic (MP) biofilms provide a specific microniche for microbial life and are a potential
hotspot for the horizontal gene transfer (HGT) of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) …