How do biofilms fit into the fight against antibiotic resistance? Researchers estimate that most human bacterial infections proceed with biofilm formation ... allowing us to image these bacteria ...

Without fimbriae, biofilm formation cannot begin. “Biofilms are like fortresses for bacteria,” said Jingzhe Guo, UCR project scientist and first author of the paper. “By disrupting the initial phase ...

They are considered to be a major contributor to global health problems, because they lead to persistent infections. Researchers have now identified a plant metabolite called MEcPP that can disrupt ...