New study reveals that bacteria can survive antibiotic treatment through two fundamentally different "shutdown modes," not ...

Many bacteria form an antibiotic-resistant slime. Research detailing that slime's structure could help lead to new treatments. Many bacteria form an antibiotic-resistant slime. Research detailing that ...

Bacteria are traditionally imagined as single-cell organisms, spread out sparsely over surfaces or suspended in liquids, but in many environments the true bacterial mode of growth is in sticky ...

Researchers showed that biofilm formation can be controlled with laser light in the form of optical traps. The findings could allow scientists to harness biofilms for various bioengineering ...

Dental plaque biofilm is usually defined as communities of dental surface or interface attached oral microbes that wrapped in matrix. It serves as an initial factor of a sequence of oral diseases ...

As a precise tool for influencing biofilm growth patterns, laser manipulation could enable biofilms to be used for sensors and more WASHINGTON — Biofilms — slimy layers formed when bacteria stick ...