SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics, Vol. 70, No. 7/8 (2010), pp. 3175-3202 (28 pages) Biofilms are sessile populations of microbes that live within a self-secreted matrix of extracellular polymers.

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Bacteria are social organisms that possess multiple pathways for sensing and responding to small molecules produced by other microbes. Most ...

Figure 2: Biofilm structure analysis (A) ~5 cm thick biofilm sample with distinct color layers. (B) Light microscopy image showing pearl-like mineral grains aligned vertically within the biofilm. (C) ...

The mouth is awash in microbes, but scientists so far have merely scratched the surface in identifying and studying the hundreds of bacteria that live in biofilm communities that stick to the teeth ...

My research is currently supported by grants from the National Institute of Health and F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. Standing on a walkway at Yellowstone National Park, I admired the hues of orange, blue ...

Biofilms are a collective of one or more types of microorganisms that can grow on many different surfaces. Microorganisms that form biofilms include bacteria, fungi and protists. One common example of ...