Abstract
Biofilm formation is a multifactorial and dynamic process. Stages of biofilm formation are highly regulated and include bacterial attachment to a target surface, formation of microcolonies, biofilm maturation and dispersion. This article highlights recent research by Gusnaniar et al., () in which the authors develop a device to investigate bacterial biofilm transmission between surfaces under shearing pressures. The instrument can potentially be used to investigate the role of different genetic determinants and environmental cues on biofilm stability and transmission.
Highlights
Bacteria were referred to as planktonic microorganisms
Natural biofilms typically consist of multiple bacterial species, and some studies have demonstrated that mixed biofilms exhibit greater resistance to stressors than single-species biofilms
Microbial Biotechnology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd and Society for Applied Microbiology
Summary
Bacteria were referred to as planktonic microorganisms. they are commonly found associated with a broad range of biotic and abiotic surfaces forming complex and structured communities known as biofilms. Regulatory pathways involving quorum sensing (QS), bacterial second messengers (i.e. c-di-GMP, (p)ppGpp) and small regulatory RNAs have been shown to be involved in the modulation of biofilm dispersal though different mechanisms (Kaplan, 2010; Petrova and Sauer, 2016; Guilhen et al, 2017).
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