Bacterial communities build biofilms to protect themselves from external threats, such as antibiotics. But researchers are now taking aim at these bacterial shields. “Biofilms can be good, but when ...

Scientists have now discovered a chemical that plants produce when they're stressed prevents dangerous biofilm from forming. The breakthrough offers potential advances in healthcare as well as ...

Bacteria that multiply on surfaces are a major headache in health care when they gain a foothold on, for example, implants or ...

Imagine a group of bacteria teaming up like a gang, creating a fortress around them. This is essentially what bacterial biofilms are – a tough, sticky barrier that makes them incredibly difficult to ...

Similar to how cells within human tissues communicate and function together as a whole, bacteria are also able to communicate with each other through chemical signals, a behavior known as quorum ...

Bacteria, those tiny, often-misunderstood microorganisms, have just gave up a groundbreaking secret that could transform our approach to combating infections. Bacteria are notorious for banding ...

As antibiotic resistance continues to rise globally, they see mechanical antibacterial surfaces as a promising alternative ...

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 ...

A team of researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and other institutions have unlocked a clue about how bacteria form biofilms. U.S. Centers for Disease Control Bacterial biofilms – dense ...

Bacteria harness the power of communities. A research group at the University of Basel, Switzerland, has now discovered that the bacterial pathogen that causes cholera forms a novel type of bacterial ...