A biofilm is a structured consortium of bacteria embedded in a self-produced polymer matrix
consisting of polysaccharide, protein and DNA. Bacterial biofilms cause chronic infections …

Bacteria survive in nature by forming biofilms on surfaces and probably most, if not all,
bacteria (and fungi) are capable of forming biofilms. A biofilm is a structured consortium of …

There has been much interest in bioremediation based on the introduction of bacteria able
to catabolise recalcitrant compounds deposited in the environment. In particular, the delivery …

Traditional treatment of infectious diseases is based on compounds that kill or inhibit growth
of bacteria. A major concern with this approach is the frequent development of resistance to …

The structural organization of four microbial communities was analysed by a novel computer
program, COMSTAT, which comprises ten features for quantifying three-dimensional biofilm …

Novel molecular tools have been constructed which allow for in situ detection of N-acyl
homoserine lactone (AHL)-mediated quorum sensing in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms. The …

Use of the green fluorescent protein (Gfp) from the jellyfishAequorea victoria is a powerful
method for nondestructive in situ monitoring, since expression of green fluorescence does not …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa produces extracellular DNA which functions as a cell‐to‐cell
interconnecting matrix component in biofilms. Comparison of extracellular DNA and …

… In order to perform such an analysis, we employed the swrI mutant of S. liquefaciens in which
swarming motility is inducible by the addition of BHL to the medium of the 0.6% agar plates…

… Mean flow velocity in the flow cells was 0.2 mm s −1 , corresponding to laminar flow with a …
= 0.1 was injected into two channels with the medium flow running (0.2 mm s −1 ). After 5 min …