Biofilm-mediated bioremediation is a powerful tool for the removal of environmental pollutants

Fipronil degradation kinetics and resource recovery potential of Bacillus sp. strain FA4 isolated from a contaminated agricultural field of Uttarakhand, India

(2021) Pankaj Bhatt et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Microalgae biofilm cultured in nutrient-rich water as a tool for the phycoremediation of petroleum-contaminated water

(2021) Yunusa Adamu Ugya et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOREMEDIATION

State of the art of bacterial chemotaxis

(2021) Richa Karmakar   JOURNAL OF BASIC MICROBIOLOGY

Recent Advanced Technologies for the Characterization of Xenobiotic-Degrading Microorganisms and Microbial Communities

(2021) Sandhya Mishra et al.   Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology

Biotechnological basis of microbial consortia for the removal of pesticides from the environment

(2021) Pankaj Bhatt et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Toxic Mechanisms of Five Heavy Metals: Mercury, Lead, Chromium, Cadmium, and Arsenic

(2021) Mahdi Balali-Mood et al.   Frontiers in Pharmacology

Insights into the microbial degradation and biochemical mechanisms of carbamates

(2021) Sandhya Mishra et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Coupled microalgal biofilm production and photocatalytic removal of chlorophenol using optical fibers

(2021) Jilin Yuan et al.   Environmental Chemistry Letters

Identification of FadT as a Novel Quorum Quenching Enzyme for the Degradation of Diffusible Signal Factor in Cupriavidus pinatubonensis Strain HN-2

(2021) Xudan Xu et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Advances in engineered Bacillus subtilis biofilms and spores, and their applications in bioremediation, biocatalysis, and biomaterials

(2021) Muhammad Zubair Mohsin et al.   Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology

Biodegradation of fipronil: current state of mechanisms of biodegradation and future perspectives

(2021) Zhe Zhou et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Plasmid-mediated catabolism for the removal of xenobiotics from the environment

(2021) Pankaj Bhatt et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Glyphosate-degrading behavior of five bacterial strains isolated from stream biofilms

(2021) Florent Rossi et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Environmental Occurrence, Toxicity Concerns, and Degradation of Diazinon Using a Microbial System

(2021) Xiaozhen Wu et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Nanobioremediation: A sustainable approach for the removal of toxic pollutants from the environment

(2021) Pankaj Bhatt et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Quorum Sensing Inhibitors against Chromobacterium violaceum CV026 Derived from an Actinomycete Metabolite Library

(2020) Toshiko Ohta et al.   BIOLOGICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL BULLETIN

Rapid biodegradation and biofilm-mediated bioremoval of organophosphorus pesticides using an indigenous Kosakonia oryzae strain -VITPSCQ3 in a Vertical-flow Packed Bed Biofilm Bioreactor

(2020) Dipti Mayee Dash et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

Bioaccumulation, physiological distribution, and biotransformation of tetrabromobisphenol a (TBBPA) in the geophagous earthworm Metaphire guillelmi – hint for detoxification strategy

(2020) Jianqiang Gu et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Innovative, ecofriendly biosorbent-biodegrading biofilms for bioremediation of oil- contaminated water

(2020) Valentina Catania et al.   New Biotechnology

Insights Into the Microbial Degradation and Biochemical Mechanisms of Neonicotinoids

(2020) Shimei Pang et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Potential of a Quorum Quenching Bacteria Isolate Ochrobactrum intermedium D-2 Against Soft Rot Pathogen Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. carotovorum

(2020) Xinghui Fan et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Enhanced Adsorptive Bioremediation of Heavy Metals (Cd2+, Cr6+, Pb2+) by Methane-Oxidizing Epipelon

(2020) Muhammad Faheem et al.   Microorganisms

Microbial biofilm ecology, in silico study of quorum sensing receptor-ligand interactions and biofilm mediated bioremediation

(2020) Biji Balan et al.   ARCHIVES OF MICROBIOLOGY

Novel bacterial biofilm consortia that degrade and detoxify the carcinogenic diazo dye Congo red

(2020) Md. Manjurul Haque et al.   ARCHIVES OF MICROBIOLOGY

Whole-Genome Sequencing Analysis of Quorum Quenching Bacterial Strain Acinetobacter lactucae QL-1 Identifies the FadY Enzyme for Degradation of the Diffusible Signal Factor

(2020) Tian Ye et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Whole genome characterization and phenanthrene catabolic pathway of a biofilm forming marine bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa PFL-P1

(2020) Kumari Uma Mahto et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

Bioaugmentation of Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor (MBBR) with Achromobacter JL9 for enhanced sulfamethoxazole (SMX) degradation in aquaculture wastewater

(2020) Dong hui Liang et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

Insights into the microbial degradation and catalytic mechanisms of chlorpyrifos

(2020) Yaohua Huang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Biodegradation of organophosphorus pesticides in moving bed biofilm reactors: Analysis of microbial community and biodegradation pathways

(2020) Ehsan Bouteh et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Bacteria and archaea on Earth and their abundance in biofilms

(2019) Hans-Curt Flemming et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Role of flagella, type IV pili, bio-surfactants, and EPS polysaccharides on the formation of pellicles by Pseudomonas aeruginosa

(2019) Lingjuan Qi et al.   LANGMUIR

Antibiotics bioremediation: Perspectives on its ecotoxicity and resistance

(2019) Mohit Kumar et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Biofilm mediated synergistic degradation of hexadecane by a naturally formed community comprising Aspergillus flavus complex and Bacillus cereus group

(2019) Madushika Perera et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

Biofilms: The Microbial “Protective Clothing” in Extreme Environments

(2019) Wen Yin et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

A Brief Recap of Microbial Adhesion and Biofilms

(2019) Spyridon Achinas et al.   Applied Sciences-Basel

Expression of metallothionein encoding gene bmtA in biofilm-forming marine bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa N6P6 and understanding its involvement in Pb(II) resistance and bioremediation

(2019) Supriya Kumari et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Insight Into Microbial Applications for the Biodegradation of Pyrethroid Insecticides

(2019) Pankaj Bhatt et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Paraquat Degradation From Contaminated Environments: Current Achievements and Perspectives

(2019) Yaohua Huang et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Enhancement of fipronil degradation with eliminating its toxicity in a microbial fuel cell and the catabolic versatility of anodic biofilm

(2019) Qinghua Zhang et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Integrating high-throughput sequencing and metagenome analysis to reveal the characteristic and resistance mechanism of microbial community in metal contaminated sediments

(2019) Changchun Yan et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Acinetobacter lactucae Strain QL-1, a Novel Quorum Quenching Candidate Against Bacterial Pathogen Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris

(2019) Tian Ye et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Influence of Zn(II) stress-induction on component variation and sorption performance of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) from Bacillus vallismortis

(2018) Peifei Ding et al.   BIOPROCESS AND BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING

Combination of a recombinant bacterium with organonitrile-degrading and biofilm-forming capability and a positively charged carrier for organonitriles removal

(2018) Chunyan Li et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Bacterial biofilm and associated infections

(2018) Muhsin Jamal et al.   Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Impact of nutritional stress on drug susceptibility and biofilm structures of Burkholderia pseudomallei and Burkholderia thailandensis grown in static and microfluidic systems

(2018) Chitchanok Anutrakunchai et al.   PLoS One

New insight into the early stages of biofilm formation

(2018) Catherine R. Armbruster et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Structural basis forAcinetobacter baumanniibiofilm formation

(2018) Natalia Pakharukova et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Metal-Adapted Bacteria Isolated From Wastewaters Produce Biofilms by Expressing Proteinaceous Curli Fimbriae and Cellulose Nanofibers

(2018) M. K. Mosharaf et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Biofilms in the Food Industry: Health Aspects and Control Methods

(2018) Serena Galié et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Microbial Extracellular Polymeric Substances: Ecological Function and Impact on Soil Aggregation

(2018) Ohana Y. A. Costa et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Programmable and printable Bacillus subtilis biofilms as engineered living materials

(2018) Jiaofang Huang et al.   Nature Chemical Biology

Pseudomonas aeruginosa quorum sensing modulates immune responses: An updated review article

(2017) Ashraf Kariminik et al.   IMMUNOLOGY LETTERS

Bioremoval of zinc and manganese by bacterial biofilm: A bioreactor-based approach

(2017) Trishna Pani et al.   JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY

Petroleum oil removal by immobilized bacterial cells on polyurethane foam under different temperature conditions

(2017) Mauricio J. Alessandrello et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Reducing Virulence and Biofilm of Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Potential Quorum Sensing Inhibitor Carotenoid: Zeaxanthin

(2017) Barış Gökalsın et al.   MICROBIAL ECOLOGY

Progress in and promise of bacterial quorum sensing research

(2017) Marvin Whiteley et al.   NATURE

The stringent response promotes biofilm dispersal in Pseudomonas putida

(2017) Carlos Díaz-Salazar et al.   Scientific Reports

Biofilm vs. Planktonic Lifestyle: Consequences for Pesticide 2,4-D Metabolism by Cupriavidus necator JMP134

(2017) Thomas Z. Lerch et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Microbial Extracellular Polymeric Substances (EPSs) in Ocean Systems

(2017) Alan W. Decho et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

The Myxobacterium Myxococcus xanthus Can Sense and Respond to the Quorum Signals Secreted by Potential Prey Organisms

(2017) Daniel G. Lloyd et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Perspectives and Challenges of Microbial Application for Crop Improvement

(2017) Salme Timmusk et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Peptides as Quorum Sensing Molecules: Measurement Techniques and Obtained Levels In vitro and In vivo

(2017) Frederick Verbeke et al.   Frontiers in Neuroscience

Released polysaccharides (RPS) from Cyanothece sp. CCY 0110 as biosorbent for heavy metals bioremediation: interactions between metals and RPS binding sites

(2016) Rita Mota et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Kinetics of carbendazim degradation in a horizontal tubular biofilm reactor

(2016) María Luisa Alvarado-Gutiérrez et al.   BIOPROCESS AND BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING

Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing: fidelity in bioremediation technology

(2016) Neelam Mangwani et al.   Biotechnology & Genetic Engineering Reviews

A Host-Produced Autoinducer-2 Mimic Activates Bacterial Quorum Sensing

(2016) Anisa S. Ismail et al.   Cell Host & Microbe

Effect of synthetic N-acylhomoserine lactones on cell–cell interactions in marine Pseudomonas and biofilm mediated degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

(2016) Neelam Mangwani et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Hydrogen-based membrane biofilm reactor for tetracycline removal: biodegradation, transformation products, and microbial community

(2016) Banu Taşkan et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Aerobic biofilm reactor for treating a commercial formulation of the herbicides 2,4-D and dicamba: Biodegradation kinetics and biofilm bacterial diversity

(2016) Saúl González-Cuna et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

Biofilms and Cyclic di-GMP (c-di-GMP) Signaling: Lessons fromPseudomonas aeruginosaand Other Bacteria

(2016) Martina Valentini et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Biofilms: an emergent form of bacterial life

(2016) Hans-Curt Flemming et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Evaluation of Heavy Metal Removal from Wastewater in a Modified Packed Bed Biofilm Reactor

(2016) Shohreh Azizi et al.   PLoS One

Single-cell twitching chemotaxis in developing biofilms

(2016) Nuno M. Oliveira et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Integrated Anaerobic-Aerobic Biodegradation of Multiple Contaminants Including Chlorinated Ethylenes, Benzene, Toluene, and Dichloromethane

(2016) Miho Yoshikawa et al.   WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION

Isolation of phenazine 1,6-di-carboxylic acid from Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain HRW.1-S3 and its role in biofilm-mediated crude oil degradation and cytotoxicity against bacterial and cancer cells

(2015) Debdeep Dasgupta et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Environmental factors that shape biofilm formation

(2015) Masanori Toyofuku et al.   BIOSCIENCE BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Biofilm formation and extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) production by Bacillus subtilis depending on nutritional conditions in the presence of polyester film

(2015) Stanislava Voběrková et al.   FOLIA MICROBIOLOGICA

Removal of atrazine from aqueous environment using immobilized Pichia kudriavzevii Atz-EN-01 by two different methods

(2015) Evy Alice Abigail M et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

Improvement of Cd2+uptake ability of SmtA protein by Lys/Cys mutation; experimental and theoretical studies

(2015) B. Saffar et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMOLECULAR STRUCTURE & DYNAMICS

Quantifying the natural history of biofilm formation in vivo during the establishment of chronic implant-associatedStaphylococcus aureusosteomyelitis in mice to identify critical pathogen and host factors

(2015) Kohei Nishitani et al.   JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH

Quorum-sensing regulators in Gram-positive bacteria: ‘cherchez le peptide ’

(2015) V. Monnet et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Diffusible signal factor (DSF) quorum sensing signal and structurally related molecules enhance the antimicrobial efficacy of antibiotics against some bacterial pathogens

(2014) Yinyue Deng et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

Hydrocarbonoclastic biofilms based on sewage microorganisms and their application in hydrocarbon removal in liquid wastes

(2014) D.M. Al-Mailem et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY

Biofilm dispersion and quorum sensing

(2014) Cristina Solano et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN MICROBIOLOGY

The ability of immobilized bacterial consortia and strains from river biofilms to degrade the carbamate pesticide methomyl

(2014) C. S. Chen et al.   International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Fenpropathrin Biodegradation Pathway in Bacillus sp. DG-02 and Its Potential for Bioremediation of Pyrethroid-Contaminated Soils

(2014) Shaohua Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Characterization ofStenotrophomonas acidaminiphilaNCW-702 biofilm for implication in the degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

(2014) N. Mangwani et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Influence of the AgrC-AgrA Complex on the Response Time of Staphylococcus aureus Quorum Sensing

(2014) S. K. Srivastava et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Application of a biofilm formed by a mixture of yeasts isolated in Vietnam to degrade aromatic hydrocarbon polluted wastewater collected from petroleum storage

(2014) Le Thi Nhi Cong et al.   WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

The hierarchy quorum sensing network in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

(2014) Jasmine Lee et al.   Protein & Cell

Removal of Zn(II) from electroplating effluent using yeast biofilm formed on gravels: batch and column studies

(2014) Geetanjali Basak et al.   Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering

Biological removal of phenol from saline wastewater using a moving bed biofilm reactor containing acclimated mixed consortia

(2014) Seyyed Ali Nakhli et al.   SpringerPlus

Applications of biofilms in bioremediation and biotransformation of persistent organic pollutants, pharmaceuticals/personal care products, and heavy metals

(2013) Sarah J. Edwards et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Biofilm formation and heavy metal resistance by an environmental Pseudomonas sp.

(2013) Chih-Ching Chien et al.   BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Application of Biofilm-Forming Bacteria on the Enhancement of Organophosphorus Fungicide Degradation

(2013) Yunyoung Kwak et al.   BIOREMEDIATION JOURNAL

Insight into the roles of microbial extracellular polymer substances in metal biosorption

(2013) Wen-Wei Li et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Biodegradation of carbamate pesticides by natural river biofilms in different seasons and their effects on biofilm community structure

(2013) Chien-Jung Tien et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Removal of triazine herbicides from aqueous systems by a biofilm reactor continuously or intermittently operated

(2013) R. Sánchez-Sánchez et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Targeting agr- and agr-Like Quorum Sensing Systems for Development of Common Therapeutics to Treat Multiple Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections

(2013) Brian Gray et al.   SENSORS

Efficacy of forming biofilms by naphthalene degrading Pseudomonas stutzeri T102 toward bioremediation technology and its molecular mechanisms

(2012) Kohei Shimada et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Biofilm formation and exopolysaccharide (EPS) production by Cronobacter sakazakii depending on environmental conditions

(2012) Jin-Ho Jung et al.   FOOD MICROBIOLOGY

Contribution of bacterial outer membrane vesicles to innate bacterial defense

(2011) Andrew J Manning et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

Bioremoval of trivalent chromium using Bacillus biofilms through continuous flow reactor

(2011) K. Sundar et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Factors influencing 4-fluorobenzoate degradation in biofilm cultures of Pseudomonas knackmussii B13

(2011) Katarzyna Misiak et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Biofilm formation and dispersal in Gram-positive bacteria

(2010) Tjakko Abee et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Chemotaxis to the Quorum-Sensing Signal AI-2 Requires the Tsr Chemoreceptor and the Periplasmic LsrB AI-2-Binding Protein

(2010) M. Hegde et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Biofilm Dispersal: Mechanisms, Clinical Implications, and Potential Therapeutic Uses

(2010) J.B. Kaplan   JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH

Bacterial gene regulation by α-hydroxyketone signaling

(2010) André Tiaden et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Biofilms

(2010) D. Lopez et al.   Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology

Populations of heavy fuel oil-degrading marine microbial community in presence of oil sorbent materials

(2009) C. Gertler et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Microbial extracellular polymeric substances: central elements in heavy metal bioremediation

(2008) Arundhati Pal et al.   INDIAN JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY

Biodegradation of 2,4,6-trichlorophenol in a packed-bed biofilm reactor equipped with an internal net draft tube riser for aeration and liquid circulation

(2008) A. Gómez-De Jesús et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Electricity production during the treatment of real electroplating wastewater containing Cr6+ using microbial fuel cell

(2008) Zhongjian Li et al.   PROCESS BIOCHEMISTRY

Bacterial adhesion and biofilms on surfaces

(2008) Trevor Roger Garrett et al.   Progress in Natural Science-Materials International

Biosorption of heavy metals by the exopolysaccharide produced by Paenibacillus jamilae

(2008) José Antonio Morillo Pérez et al.   WORLD JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY