Bacterial cells growing in biofilms are physiologically distinct from free-swimming planktonic cells. For example, differences have been shown in motility, polysaccharide production, antibiotic ...

“The two became totally, irreversibly intertwined,” Chimileski added. Ever since, Chimileski has captured the intricate structures of hundreds of bacterial biofilms at microscopic and macroscopic ...

Bacterial Space Biofilms (1st flight): Launched on November, 2019 (NG-12). Returned to Earth on January 2020 (SpaceX-19) Fungal Space Biofilms (2nd flight): Launched on February, 2022 (NG-17).

Bacterial communities build biofilms to protect themselves from external threats, such as antibiotics. But researchers are now taking aim at these bacterial shields. “Biofilms can be good ...

A single, microscopic bacterium divides and expands into a visible colony that can further organize into dynamic structures, ...