Marine biofilms are ubiquitous in the marine environment. These complex microbial
communities rapidly respond to environmental changes and encompass hugely diverse …

Bacillus licheniformis is a Gram positive spore-forming bacterial species of high
biotechnological interest with numerous present and potential uses, including the production …

The endospore‐forming rhizobacterium Bacillus subtilis–the model system for Gram‐
positive organisms, is able to produce more than two dozen antibiotics with an amazing …

Every year, hundreds of new compounds are discovered from the metabolites of marine
organisms. Finding new and useful compounds is one of the crucial drivers for this field of …

We review research from the last 40 yr on macroalgal–bacterial interactions. Marine
macroalgae have been challenged throughout their evolution by microorganisms and have …

Multi-species biofilm communities are environments in which complex but ill understood
exchanges between bacteria occur. Although monospecies cultures are still widely used in …

Biofilms are resilient to a wide variety of environmental stresses. This inherited robustness
has been exploited mainly for bioremediation. With a better understanding of their …

In the marine environment, biofilms on submerged surfaces can promote or discourage the
settlement of invertebrate larvae and macroalgal spores. The settlement-mediating effects of …

Biofilms are densely packed multicellular communities of microorganisms attached to a
surface or interface. Bacteria seem to initiate biofilm formation in response to specific …

The definition of the term “biofilm” and the validity of the analogy between these structured
microbial communities and multicellular organisms are discussed in the review. The …