Biofilm describes a microbially-derived sessile community in which microbial cells are firmly
attached to the substratum and embedded in extracellular polymeric matrix. Microbial …

Microbial biofilms can be both cause and cure to a range of emerging societal problems
including antimicrobial tolerance, water sanitation, water scarcity and pollution. The …

Bacteria can form single-and multispecies biofilms exhibiting diverse features based upon
the microbial composition of their community and microenvironment. The study of bacterial …

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 …

Cohesive sediment is an important component of aquatic environments, which must be
monitored and managed for environmental, engineering, and human health reasons. While …

Antibiotics were once the golden bullet to constrain infectious bacteria. However, the rapid
and continuing emergence of antibiotic resistance (AR) among infectious microbial …

Biofilm formation is often considered the underlying reason why treatment with an
antimicrobial agent fails and as an estimated 65–80% of all human infections is thought to …

Biofilms are structured communities of bacteria, which are adhered to a surface and
embedded in a self-produced matrix of extracellular polymeric substances. Since biofilms …

The water-energy nexus has motivated the quest for new membrane-based technologies
that target potable water and energy production. To this end, membrane distillation (MD) …

The six years that have passed since the publication of the first edition have brought
significant advances in both biofilm research and biofilm engineering, which have matured …