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 ...

This engineering advantage also provides biofilm bacteria with a continuous source of food (i.e., carbon and other nutrients found in the untreated water), which allows the cells to thrive under ...

It's impossible to miss—it's the floating biofilm on top of your delicious ... Since then, the main use we've found for it has been in food and drink. Kombucha—sometimes known as tea-mushroom ...

Researchers at Chungnam National University in South Korea developed a new edible biofilm, which is claimed to extend the shelf life of fruits, PerishableNews has reported. The biofilm, made from ...

Bacterial cells growing in biofilms are physiologically distinct from free-swimming planktonic cells. For example, differences have been shown in motility, polysaccharide production, antibiotic ...

Biofilms, ubiquitous bacterial communities embedded in a slimy matrix, are the oldest form of multicellularity on earth; they are extremely resistant to antibiotics and stick tenaciously to most ...