2). Figure 2: Structural similarity of biofilms growing in hydrothermal hot springs, freshwater rivers and laboratory flow cells. There is a continuing debate among biofilm researchers concerning ...

Many physiological processes take place under flow conditions: blood flowing through the vasculature, cells migrating through the endothelium, and biofilms forming in tissue. BioFlux shear flow ...

The biofilm begins to dispel the notion that bacteria are simply many single cells out for themselves in favor of the idea that they can act as groups of cooperating cells to enhance their ...

However, similarly to humans, bacterial cells often socialize ... Sometimes biofilms even form vasculature-like channels, enabling the flow of water to where it is most needed.

Some tenacious microbes can be very difficult to eliminate once they form biofilms, which are microbial communities that grow on surfaces. They are considered to be a major contributor to global ...

The Flow Cytometry and Cell Separation Facility provides advanced cell sorting and cell analysis techniques including immunofluorescence detection of 18 colors, cell-cycle distribution, apoptosis ...

Bonnie Bassler, Princeton University Biofilms form when groups of bacteria cover themselves in a sticky mixture of sugars, protein, and DNA. This extracellular matrix glues bacteria to surfaces and ...

In addition, students will examine transposon mutants and transformed bacterial strains to determine which gene products interact with host cell mediators. This work will contribute to a better ...

Unlike their planktonic counterparts, bacteria in biofilms are encapsulated in an extracellular matrix, a complex mixture of macromolecules (including DNA). We use biophotonics and soft matter ...

If your teeth have ever felt fuzzy after skipping a brushing, you've encountered biofilm—a slimy bacterial ... way and too much oxygen enters its cells, it accumulates MEcPP.