Biostabilization of cohesive sediments: revisiting the role of abiotic conditions, physiology and diversity of microbes, polymeric secretion, and biofilm architecture

Bacterial transport suppressed by fluid shear

(2014) Roberto Rusconi et al.   Nature Physics

Interactions between microbial biofilms and marine fouling algae: a mini review

(2013) Sophie Mieszkin et al.   BIOFOULING

Current and emerging environmentally-friendly systems for fouling control in the marine environment

(2013) Jeanette E. Gittens et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES

Differences between aerobic and anaerobic degradation of microphytobenthic biofilm-derived organic matter within intertidal sediments

(2013) Boyd A. McKew et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY

Organisms as cooperative ecosystem engineers in intertidal flats

(2013) Claire Passarelli et al.   JOURNAL OF SEA RESEARCH

Bacteria–surface interactions

(2013) Hannah H. Tuson et al.   Soft Matter

Interaction between local hydrodynamics and algal community in epilithic biofilm

(2013) Myriam Graba et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Bedform development in mixed sand–mud: The contrasting role of cohesive forces in flow and bed

(2012) Jaco H. Baas et al.   GEOMORPHOLOGY

Production and Characterization of the Intra- and Extracellular Carbohydrates and Polymeric Substances (EPS) of Three Sea-Ice Diatom Species, and Evidence for a Cryoprotective Role for EPS

(2012) Shazia N. Aslam et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY

Impairment of the Bacterial Biofilm Stability by Triclosan

(2012) Helen V. Lubarsky et al.   PLoS One

Quantifying the tensile strength of microbial mats grown over noncohesive sediments

(2011) E. Vignaga et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING

Structure and properties of the exopolysaccharides produced by Pseudomonas mutabilis T6 and P. mutabilis ATCC 31014

(2011) Monika Kuźma et al.   CARBOHYDRATE RESEARCH

The perfect slime

(2011) Hans-Curt Flemming   COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES

Growth and release of extracellular organic compounds by benthic diatoms depend on interactions with bacteria

(2011) Christian G. Bruckner et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Long-Term Dynamics of Microbial Biofilm Communities of the River Rhine with Special References to Ciliates

(2011) Barbara Ackermann et al.   INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF HYDROBIOLOGY

Inhibitory Effects of D-Amino Acids on Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm Development

(2011) A. I. Hochbaum et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Anthropogenic pollutants affect ecosystem services of freshwater sediments: the need for a “triad plus x” approach

(2011) Sabine Ulrike Gerbersdorf et al.   JOURNAL OF SOILS AND SEDIMENTS

Effect of near-bed turbulence on chronic detachment of epilithic biofilm: Experimental and modeling approaches

(2011) Myriam Graba et al.   WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH

Vertical migration of phytoplankton in coastal waters with different UVR transparency

(2011) Sabine Gerbersdorf et al.   Environmental Sciences Europe

Biochemical characterization of extracellular polymeric substances extracted from an intertidal mudflat using a cation exchange resin

(2010) Guillaume Pierre et al.   BIOCHEMICAL SYSTEMATICS AND ECOLOGY

Extracellular DNA is abundant and important for microcolony strength in mixed microbial biofilms

(2010) Dominik Marek Dominiak et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Composition, production, and loss of carbohydrates in subtropical shallow subtidal sandy sediments: Rapid processing and long-term retention revealed by 13 C-labeling

(2010) Joanne M. Oakes et al.   LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY

The Stabilisation Potential of Individual and Mixed Assemblages of Natural Bacteria and Microalgae

(2010) Helen V. Lubarsky et al.   PLoS One

D-Amino Acids Trigger Biofilm Disassembly

(2010) I. Kolodkin-Gal et al.   SCIENCE

Quorum sensing in natural environments: emerging views from microbial mats

(2010) Alan W. Decho et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY

The concentration of polysaccharides and proteins in EPS of Pseudomonas putida and Aureobasidum pullulans as revealed by 13C CPMAS NMR spectroscopy

(2009) Ulrich Metzger et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Adaptations of microphytobenthos assemblages to sediment type and tidal position

(2009) B. Jesus et al.   CONTINENTAL SHELF RESEARCH

Experimentation at the interface of fluvial geomorphology, stream ecology and hydraulic engineering and the development of an effective, interdisciplinary river science

(2009) Stephen P. Rice et al.   EARTH SURFACE PROCESSES AND LANDFORMS

Microphytobenthos as a biogeomorphological force in intertidal sediment stabilization

(2009) Lucas J. Stal   ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

Drivers of bacterial colonization patterns in stream biofilms

(2009) Clemens Augspurger et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY

Microbial assemblages as ecosystem engineers of sediment stability

(2009) Sabine Ulrike Gerbersdorf et al.   JOURNAL OF SOILS AND SEDIMENTS

Microbial Extracellular Polymeric Substances (EPS) in Fresh Water Sediments

(2009) Sabine Ulrike Gerbersdorf et al.   MICROBIAL ECOLOGY

Bacterial Extracellular Polysaccharides Involved in Biofilm Formation

(2009) Barbara Vu et al.   MOLECULES

Characterization of Lectins and Bacterial Adhesins in Activated Sludge Flocs

(2009) Chul Park et al.   WATER ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH

Bacteria Associated with Benthic Diatoms from Lake Constance: Phylogeny and Influences on Diatom Growth and Secretion of Extracellular Polymeric Substances

(2008) C. G. Bruckner et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Effects of protozoan grazing within river biofilms under semi-natural conditions

(2008) JK Wey et al.   AQUATIC MICROBIAL ECOLOGY

The biology of biofouling diatoms and their role in the development of microbial slimes

(2008) Paul J. Molino et al.   BIOFOULING

Pattern formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms

(2008) Matthew R Parsek et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN MICROBIOLOGY

Flat laminated microbial mat communities

(2008) Jonathan Franks et al.   EARTH-SCIENCE REVIEWS

Autoinducers extracted from microbial mats reveal a surprising diversity ofN-acylhomoserine lactones (AHLs) and abundance changes that may relate to diel pH

(2008) Alan W. Decho et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

The engineering potential of natural benthic bacterial assemblages in terms of the erosion resistance of sediments

(2008) Sabine Ulrike Gerbersdorf et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY

Benefits of bacterial biomineralization

(2008) V. R. PHOENIX et al.   Geobiology

Pseudomonas fluorescensHYK0210-SK09 offers species-specific biological control of winter algal blooms caused by freshwater diatomStephanodiscus hantzschii

(2008) S.W. Jung et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

THE COMPLEX EXTRACELLULAR POLYSACCHARIDES OF MAINLY CHAIN-FORMING FRESHWATER DIATOM SPECIES FROM EPILITHIC BIOFILMS1

(2008) Rahul A. Bahulikar et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY

Microalgal sediment biostabilisation along a salinity gradient in the Eden Estuary, Scotland: unravelling a paradox

(2008) Bryan M. Spears et al.   MARINE AND FRESHWATER RESEARCH

Dynamics and compositional changes in extracellular carbohydrates in estuarine sediments during degradation

(2008) T Hofmann et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Light-Dependant Biostabilisation of Sediments by Stromatolite Assemblages

(2008) David M. Paterson et al.   PLoS One

The supramolecular organization of self-assembling chlorosomal bacteriochlorophyll c, d, or e mimics

(2008) T. Jochum et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Divalent cations stabilize the aggregation of sulfated glycoproteins in the adhesive nanofibers of the biofouling diatom Toxarium undulatum

(2008) Anthony Chiovitti et al.   Soft Matter

The Evolution of Quorum Sensing in Bacterial Biofilms

(2008) Carey D Nadell et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Differential effect of three polyunsaturated aldehydes on marine bacterial isolates

(2007) Francois Ribalet et al.   AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY

Microbial signature lipid profiling and exopolysaccharides: Experiences initiated with Professor David C White and transported to Tasmania, Australia

(2007) Peter D. Nichols et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGICAL METHODS