"This study is a testament to the unexpected connections between plant biology and microbiology." Scientists make astonishing ...

Biofilm formation is a major concern in various sectors and cause severe problems to public health, medicine, and industry. Bacterial biofilm formation is a major persistent threat, as it increases ...

Approximately 80% of urinary tract infections in LTCFs are due to the short- or long-term insertion of a urinary catheter. Biofilm development on the inner and outer catheter surfaces can take ...

Future Microbiol. 2014;9(2):175-188.

Biofilms are clusters of microorganisms that ... pre-existing heart disease or an indwelling vascular catheter. Damaged endothelium exposes the underlying basement membrane, which consists of ...

"A ship covered with a thin biofilm may experience up to an 80% ... "In smaller geometries, such as in medical devices like stents or catheters, the streamers can lead to rapid clogging." ...

2015; Mizan et al., 2016). V. parahaemolyticus has the high capacity to adhere to food-contact surfaces (aquaculture equipment, aquatic products, and food processing facilities) and forms biofilm (Han ...

Don't – it dissolves the plastic and leaks out). It can be used to clean catheters and other devices, to stop the biofilms forming. But it eventually gets washed away and it can be irritating to ...

Catheter coating plays vital role in catheterization. It offers a reduction in friction and decreases incidences of urinary tract infections & prevents biofilm formation. The report provides a ...