Modulation of the mechanical properties of bacterial biofilms in response to environmental challenges

Direct Comparison of Physical Properties of Bacillus subtilis NCIB 3610 and B-1 Biofilms

(2016) Sara Kesel et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Elongational rheology of bacterial biofilms in situ

(2016) S. Grumbein et al.   JOURNAL OF RHEOLOGY

Biofilms: an emergent form of bacterial life

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

Evidence of microscopic correlation between biofilm kinetics and divalent cations for enhanced wastewater treatment efficiency

(2016) Shama Sehar et al.   RSC Advances

Bacillus subtilis Bacteria Generate an Internal Mechanical Force within a Biofilm

(2015) Carine Douarche et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Extracellular matrix structure governs invasion resistance in bacterial biofilms

(2015) Carey D Nadell et al.   ISME Journal

Effects of Temperature on the Morphological, Polymeric, and Mechanical Properties of Staphylococcus epidermidis Bacterial Biofilms

(2015) Leonid Pavlovsky et al.   LANGMUIR

Living in the matrix: assembly and control of Vibrio cholerae biofilms

(2015) Jennifer K. Teschler et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Material properties of biofilms—a review of methods for understanding permeability and mechanics

(2015) Nicole Billings et al.   REPORTS ON PROGRESS IN PHYSICS

Carbohydrate Coating Reduces Adhesion of Biofilm-Forming Bacillus subtilis to Gold Surfaces

(2014) S. Kesel et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

The significance of calcium ions onPseudomonas fluorescensbiofilms – a structural and mechanical study

(2014) Ashkan Safari et al.   BIOFOULING

The ability of an antimicrobial agent to penetrate a biofilm is not correlated with its killing or removal efficiency

(2014) Paula A. Araújo et al.   BIOFOULING

Molecular Determinants of Mechanical Properties of V. cholerae Biofilms at the Air-Liquid Interface

(2014) Emily C. Hollenbeck et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Molecular mechanisms involved inBacillus subtilisbiofilm formation

(2014) Benjamin Mielich-Süss et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Effects of Nutritional and Environmental Conditions on Planktonic Growth and Biofilm Formation of Citrobacter werkmanii BF-6

(2014) Gang Zhou et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Viscous Nature of the Bond between Adhering Bacteria and Substratum Surfaces Probed by Atomic Force Microscopy

(2014) Yun Chen et al.   LANGMUIR

Single-Cell Control of Initial Spatial Structure in Biofilm Development Using Laser Trapping

(2014) Jaime B. Hutchison et al.   LANGMUIR

Selected metal ions protect Bacillus subtilis biofilms from erosion

(2014) S. Grumbein et al.   Metallomics

Single particle tracking reveals spatial and dynamic organization of the Escherichia coli biofilm matrix

(2014) Alona Birjiniuk et al.   NEW JOURNAL OF PHYSICS

Dynamic Remodeling of Microbial Biofilms by Functionally Distinct Exopolysaccharides

(2014) S. C. Chew et al.   mBio

Bacteria slingshot more on soft surfaces

(2014) Rongrong Zhang et al.   Nature Communications

Nanoindentation ofPseudomonas aeruginosabacterial biofilm using atomic force microscopy

(2014) Mahmoud Baniasadi et al.   Materials Research Express

Biofilm responses to smooth flow fields and chemical gradients in novel microfluidic flow cells

(2013) Jisun L. Song et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING

Biophysical controls on cluster dynamics and architectural differentiation of microbial biofilms in contrasting flow environments

(2013) Iris Hödl et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Biofilm Matrix and Its Regulation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

(2013) Qing Wei et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Cellulose as an Architectural Element in Spatially Structured Escherichia coli Biofilms

(2013) D. O. Serra et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Bacterial succession and degradative changes by biofilm on plastic medium for wastewater treatment

(2013) Nazia Khatoon et al.   JOURNAL OF BASIC MICROBIOLOGY

Chemistry: A festive ferment

(2013) Harold McGee   NATURE

Bacterial biofilm mechanical properties persist upon antibiotic treatment and survive cell death

(2013) K Zrelli et al.   NEW JOURNAL OF PHYSICS

Microanatomy at Cellular Resolution and Spatial Order of Physiological Differentiation in a Bacterial Biofilm

(2013) D. O. Serra et al.   mBio

Biophysics of biofilm infection

(2013) Philip S. Stewart   Pathogens and Disease

Fluid Flow Induces Biofilm Formation in Staphylococcus epidermidis Polysaccharide Intracellular Adhesin-Positive Clinical Isolates

(2012) Westbrook M. Weaver et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Patterns of Metal Accumulation by Natural River Biofilms During Their Growth and Seasonal Succession

(2012) Chien-Jung Tien et al.   ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY

Mini-review: Convection around biofilms

(2012) Philip S. Stewart   BIOFOULING

Mapping of Bacterial Biofilm Local Mechanics by Magnetic Microparticle Actuation

(2012) Olivier Galy et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

The enhancement of biofilm formation in Group B streptococcal isolates at vaginal pH

(2012) Yueh-Ren Ho et al.   MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY

BslA(YuaB) forms a hydrophobic layer on the surface of Bacillus subtilis biofilms

(2012) Kazuo Kobayashi et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Localized cell death focuses mechanical forces during 3D patterning in a biofilm

(2012) M. Asally et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Molecular Architecture and Assembly Principles of Vibrio cholerae Biofilms

(2012) V. Berk et al.   SCIENCE

Biomaterial-Associated Infection: Locating the Finish Line in the Race for the Surface

(2012) H. J. Busscher et al.   Science Translational Medicine

In siturheology of Staphylococcus epidermidis bacterial biofilms

(2012) Leonid Pavlovsky et al.   Soft Matter

Bap, a Biofilm Matrix Protein of Staphylococcus aureus Prevents Cellular Internalization through Binding to GP96 Host Receptor

(2012) Jaione Valle et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Impact of bacterial biofilms: the importance of quantitative biofilm studies

(2011) Itumeleng Phyllis Molobela et al.   ANNALS OF MICROBIOLOGY

Hydrocarbon-Degrading Bacteria and the Bacterial Community Response in Gulf of Mexico Beach Sands Impacted by the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

(2011) Joel E. Kostka et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Chemical and antimicrobial treatments change the viscoelastic properties of bacterial biofilms

(2011) Warren L. Jones et al.   BIOFOULING

Persister cells in a biofilm treated with a biocide

(2011) Lúcia C. Simões et al.   BIOFOULING

Secondary Flow as a Mechanism for the Formation of Biofilm Streamers

(2011) Roberto Rusconi et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Hydrodynamic deformation and removal of Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms treated with urea, chlorhexidine, iron chloride, or DispersinB

(2011) Eric R. Brindle et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING

Structural characterization of exopolysaccharides from biofilm of a cariogenic streptococci

(2011) Carolina P. Aires et al.   CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS

Distinct roles of extracellular polymeric substances in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm development

(2011) Liang Yang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Effects of temperature and nutrient concentration on the structural characteristics and removal of vegetable-associated Pseudomonas biofilm

(2011) Daisuke Hamanaka et al.   FOOD CONTROL

Role of Exopolymeric Substances (EPS) in the Stability of the Biofilm of Thiomonas arsenivorans Grown on a Porous Mineral Support

(2011) Caroline Michel   JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

An accessory protein required for anchoring and assembly of amyloid fibres in B. subtilis biofilms

(2011) Diego Romero et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Biofilms as complex fluids

(2011) James N. Wilking et al.   MRS BULLETIN

Mechanical robustness of Pseudomonasaeruginosa biofilms

(2011) Oliver Lieleg et al.   Soft Matter

MrkH, a Novel c-di-GMP-Dependent Transcriptional Activator, Controls Klebsiella pneumoniae Biofilm Formation by Regulating Type 3 Fimbriae Expression

(2011) Jonathan J. Wilksch et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Biofilm formation in Streptococcus pneumoniae

(2011) Mirian Domenech et al.   Microbial Biotechnology

Exopolymeric substances (EPS) from Bacillus subtilis : polymers and genes encoding their synthesis

(2010) Massimiliano Marvasi et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS

Exopolysaccharides Produced by Streptococcus mutans Glucosyltransferases Modulate the Establishment of Microcolonies within Multispecies Biofilms

(2010) H. Koo et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Environmental Acidification Drives S. pyogenes Pilus Expression and Microcolony Formation on Epithelial Cells in a FCT-Dependent Manner

(2010) Andrea G. O. Manetti et al.   PLoS One

Bacterial biofilm shows persistent resistance to liquid wetting and gas penetration

(2010) A. K. Epstein et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Increased Antibiotic Resistance of Escherichia coli in Mature Biofilms

(2009) A. Ito et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Absolute Quantitation of Bacterial Biofilm Adhesion and Viscoelasticity by Microbead Force Spectroscopy

(2009) Peter C.Y. Lau et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Characterization of structures in biofilms formed by a Pseudomonas fluorescens isolated from soil

(2009) Marc M Baum et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

CsrRS Regulates Group B Streptococcus Virulence Gene Expression in Response to Environmental pH: a New Perspective on Vaccine Development

(2009) I. Santi et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Characterization of a novel air-liquid interface biofilm of Pseudomonas fluorescens SBW25

(2009) A. Koza et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

Bacterial Extracellular Polysaccharides Involved in Biofilm Formation

(2009) Barbara Vu et al.   MOLECULES

Protein A-Mediated Multicellular Behavior inStaphylococcus aureus

(2008) Nekane Merino et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

A novel biosorbent for dye removal: Extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) of Proteus mirabilis TJ-1

(2008) Zhiqiang Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Holographic microrheology of polysaccharides from Streptococcus mutans biofilms

(2008) Fook Chiong Cheong et al.   RHEOLOGICA ACTA