BIOFILM INFORMATION

Biofilm Testing Report: MBEC Biofilm Technologies Inc.
Multidisciplinary research teams find solutions to industrially relevant biofilm problems, as well as beneficial uses for microbial biofilms at the Montana State University Center for Biofilm Engineering (CBE).
Center For Biofilm Engineering
Biofilm Club: Excerpt:“It is now appreciated that many micro-organisms preferentially exist at phase boundaries and biofilms are known to be of importance in domestic, medical and industrial settings. ”
Colloquium: Biofilms in Chronic Bacterial Infections: American Society for Microbiology
Excerpt:“The direct examination of materials and tissues from chronic bacterial infections, such as cystic fibrosis pneumonia and osteomyelitis, have clearly shown that the infecting organisms grow in biofilms that resemble the sessile communities that predominate in natural ecosystems ”
Biofilms: Microbial Life on Surfaces: Rodney M. Donlan, CDC
Excerpt:“Microorganisms attach to surfaces and develop biofilms. Biofilm-associated cells can be differentiated from their suspended counterparts by generation of an extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) matrix, reduced growth rates, and the up- and down- regulation of specific genes. Attachment is a complex process regulated by diverse characteristics of the growth medium, substratum, and cell surface. ”
American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Biofilms Project: Paul Stoodley, Center for Biofilm Engineering
Excerpt:“Biofilms are usually defined as being an assemblage of microscopic animals, plants, and bacteria attached to a surface. They often produce a slime layer in which they live and which helps them stick to the surface and provides a protective environment ”
Biofilms: Microbial Life on Surfaces: Affinity Laboratory Technologies
Excerpt:“Microorganisms attach to surfaces and develop biofilms. Biofilm-associated cells can be differentiated from their suspended counterparts by generation of an extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) matrix, reduced growth rates, and the up- and down- regulation of specific genes. Attachment is a complex process regulated by diverse characteristics of the growth medium, substratum, and cell surface. ”
The war against invasive bacteria that stick to surfaces: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Excerpt:“For the food industry, the world of microbes might be compared to a minuscule battlefield, where its allies and its enemies are engaged in a deadly struggle on a microscopic scale. Pathogens and micro-organisms that cause spoilage are particularly formidable adversaries, as they give rise to many economic problems and threats to human health. One major source of contamination is surfaces. Bacteria tend to stick tightly to surfaces, even surfaces that have been meticulously disinfected ”