I love Yellowstone National Park. I have visited countries as far east as Japan, followed the footsteps of Romans, looked up at the Leaning Tower of Pisa, experienced volcanoes from afar and close up, ...

Biofilms are multicellular networks that can grow almost anywhere. These slime-encased microbial colonies can survive harsh conditions and develop resistance to antimicrobial agents such as ...

A biofilm is a community of microbes on a surface that is encased in a polymer coating. Bacteria that grow attached to surfaces rather than floating in a liquid are called sessile. Most bacteria in ...

Biofilms can be described as accumulations of microbial cells which are encompassed in a matrix of polysaccharides (starchy, sugar-like substances). In 1684, the Dutch scientist and businessman, ...

My research is currently supported by grants from the National Institute of Health and F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. Standing on a walkway at Yellowstone National Park, I admired the hues of orange, blue ...

Sarah Maddocks does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Researchers have looked into the behavior of Listeria monocytogenes related to biofilms and how they support the persistence of the pathogen in food processing environments. A study led by the ...