Award-winning Scottish biotechnology company Remora has achieved a major commercial breakthrough, signing a long-term ...

A major cause of hospital-acquired infections, the super bacteria Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), not ...

Pus, strep throat, and even tuberculosis—most infectious diseases are characterized by a cluster of pathogenic bacteria that ...

coli, a workhorse in biotechnology. This has resulted in a small library of synthetic polymers that increase biofilm formation when used as simple additives to microbial culture. To the best of ...

“One of the challenges in exploiting beneficial biofilms for biotechnology or health is that some of the candidate microorganisms, such as probiotics or non-pathogenic strains of Escherichia ...

In up to 80% of chronic infections, bacteria form biofilms—a slimy substance secreted by the bacteria which forms a protective matrix around them. Biofilms are a major contributor to ...

Researchers have looked into the behavior of Listeria monocytogenes related to biofilms and how they support the persistence of the pathogen in food processing environments. A study led by the ...

“Microplastics are like rafts — a bacteria on its own might not be able to swim down a river, but riding in its biofilm on a tiny bit of plastic it can be disseminated into many different ...

Plastic pollution is one of the defining environmental challenges of our time – and some of nature's tiniest organisms may ...

Award-winning Scottish biotechnology company Remora has announced a major milestone in its commercial journey after signing a ...