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 ...

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 ...

(Nanowerk News) The vast majority of bacteria in the world live on surfaces by forming structures called “biofilms”. These communities host thousands to millions of bacteria of different types, and ...

When hit with low-frequency ultrasound, the nanoparticles release antibiotics deep inside bacterial communities ...

Individual bacterial cells don't have much power on their own, but like other organisms, there is strength in numbers for microbes. Communities of bacterial cells are called biofilms, and these slimy, ...

Biofilms are responsible for most chronic infections and are notoriously resilient and hard to treat. Scientists at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a technique to move and position a ...

If you could see a piece of celery that’s been magnified 10,000 times, you’d know what the scientists fighting foodborne pathogens are up against, said University of Illinois microbiologist Hans ...

Materials inspired by nature, or biomimetic materials, are nothing new. Scientists have designed water-resistant materials ...

Antimicrobial-resistant Salmonella poses severe challenges to global food safety and public health. Researchers from China ...