The formation of bacterial biofilms in the human body and on medical devices is a serious
human health concern. Infections related to bacterial biofilms are often chronic and difficult …

Visualizing macromolecules inside bacteria at a high spatial resolution has remained a
challenge owing to their small size and limited resolution of optical microscopy techniques …

Many bacteria in nature exist in multicellular communities termed biofilms, where cells are
embedded in an extracellular matrix that provides rigidity to the biofilm and protects cells …

The ability of bacteria to adhere to each other and both biotic and abiotic surfaces is key to
biofilm formation, and one way that bacteria adhere is using fibrillar adhesins. Fibrillar …

Biological function of macromolecules is closely tied to their cellular location, as well as to
interactions with other molecules within the native environment of the cell. Therefore, to …

Chaperone-Usher Pathway (CUP) pili are major adhesins in Gram-negative bacteria,
mediating bacterial adherence to biotic and abiotic surfaces. While classical CUP pili have …

Bacterial coaggregation is a highly specific type of cell-cell interaction, well-documented
among oral bacteria, and involves specific characteristics of the cell surface of the …

Exopolysaccharides (EPS) are extracellular metabolites produced by microorganisms,
plants, and animals in response to changing climatic conditions. Microorganisms secrete …

Numerous bacteria naturally occur within spatially organised, multicellular communities
called biofilms. Moreover, most bacterial infections proceed with biofilm formation, posing …

Advancements in the field of cryo-electron tomography have greatly contributed to our
current understanding of prokaryotic cell organization and revealed intracellular structures …