Slime build-up is a costly drag on fuel efficiency for ocean-going cargo ships, leading to more emissions and, eventually, higher consumer prices. A study published in the journal, npj Biofilms and ...

Biofilm formation represents a protected mode of growth that not only allows cells to survive in hostile environments, but also to colonize new niches by dispersal of microorganisms from the ...

Granular media filters can be converted to biofilters simply by allowing biofilm growth on media surfaces ... Microbial exopolymer secretions in ocean environments--their role(s) in food webs ...

Researchers in Sweden have developed a model to optimise ship hull cleaning, reducing biofilm-related fuel consumption ...

Returned to Earth 2022. Biofilm growth has been observed in Soviet/Russian (Salyuts and Mir), American (Skylab), and International (ISS) Space Stations, sometimes jeopardizing key equipment like ...

Give a bacteria-fungi biofilm access to sweetened tea and you can make not only kombucha – but a fibre vital to making ...