Biofilms, ubiquitous bacterial communities embedded in a slimy matrix, are the oldest form of multicellularity on Earth; they ...

They are everywhere: in oceans, floating in the air, and even inside the human body. Microplastics have become an unavoidable ...

A study showed that bacteria like E. coli form stronger biofilms on microplastics ... A recent study published in Nature Medicine recently discovered that the brain samples under study had ...

“Microplastics are like rafts — a bacteria on its own might not be able to swim down a river, but riding in its biofilm on a tiny bit of plastic it can be disseminated into many different ...

Once attached to any surface, bacteria create a biofilm-a sticky substance that acts like a shield, protecting the bacteria from invaders and keeping them affixed securely. Even though bacteria ...

Researchers keep finding microplastics in more parts of our bodies — and linking them to more health ill effects.

Bacteria from meat can attach, grow, and build up to create a biofilm that is difficult to remove, even on stainless steel surfaces used in industrial facilities. It can also aggregate ...

Bacteria from meat can attach, grow, and build up to create a biofilm that is difficult to remove, even on stainless steel surfaces used in industrial facilities. It can also aggregate ...

A study published in the journal Microbiological Research, found that the bacterial and matrix composition of biofilms is not significantly altered by the presence of Listeria monocytogenes ...

sticks together to form biofilms—and also escape and create new communities. The study is published in the journal Nature Communications. The matrix covering the bacterial colony, researchers ...

(CNN) — By being an excellent host for slimy biofilms created by bacteria to protect themselves from attack, microplastics may be contributing to the proliferation of dangerous antibiotic ...