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Microbial Biofilms

Known as: Biofilm, Biofilms 
Encrustations, formed from microbes (bacteria, algae, fungi, plankton, or protozoa) embedding in extracellular polymers, that adhere to surfaces such… 
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Adhesins, BacterialArtificial ImplantsBacterial AdhesionBiofouling

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microorganism growth

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Review
2009
Review
2009
The sociobiology of biofilms.
Biofilms are densely packed communities of microbial cells that grow on surfaces and surround themselves with secreted polymers… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Opportunistic pathogens enriched in showerhead biofilms
The environments we humans encounter daily are sources of exposure to diverse microbial communities, some of potential concern to… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Community Proteomics of a Natural Microbial Biofilm
Using genomic and mass spectrometry–based proteomic methods, we evaluated gene expression, identified key activities, and… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Contributions of microbial biofilms to ecosystem processes in stream mesocosms
In many aquatic ecosystems, most microbes live in matrix-enclosed biofilms and contribute substantially to energy flow and… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
Oral microbial communities: biofilms, interactions, and genetic systems.
Oral microbial-plaque communities are biofilms composed of numerous genetically distinct types of bacteria that live in close… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
Heterogeneity in biofilms.
Biofilms, accumulations of microorganisms at interfaces, have been described for every aqueous system supporting life. The… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
The Intercellular Adhesion (ica) Locus Is Present in Staphylococcus aureus and Is Required for Biofilm Formation
ABSTRACT Nosocomial infections that result in the formation of biofilms on the surfaces of biomedical implants are a leading… 
Review
1997
Review
1997
Biofilm Susceptibility to Antimicrobials
Microbial biofilms, where organisms are intimately associated with each other and a solid substratum through binding and… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Theoretical aspects of antibiotic diffusion into microbial biofilms
Antibiotic penetration into microbial biofilm was investigated theoretically by the solution of mathematical equations describing… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Optical sectioning of microbial biofilms
Scanning confocal laser microscopy (SCLM) was used to visualize fully hydrated microbial biofilms. The improved rejection of out… 
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