Some tenacious microbes can be very difficult to eliminate once they form biofilms, which are microbial communities that grow on surfaces. They are considered to be a major contributor to global ...

Bacteria that multiply on surfaces are a major headache in health care when they gain a foothold on, for example, implants or in catheters. Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden ...

Scientists have now discovered a chemical that plants produce when they're stressed prevents dangerous biofilm from forming. The breakthrough offers potential advances in healthcare as well as ...