Biofilms: Extracellular Bastions of Bacteria

• Main Author: Alan W. Decho (Ed.) (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2014
• Subjects: EPS (extracellular polymeric substances); nanoparticles; biofilm; microbial mats; chemical communication; infections; imaging; vesicles
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Biofilms are attached forms of bacteria and other microorganisms enclosed in a matrix of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), and comprise a microbial lifestyle that is quite different from that of free-living planktonic cells. The biofilm state is now universally-recognized for its complexity...