Combating orthopedic implant biofilms — SABER (Study on Agitation for Biofilm Eradication and Reduction) evaluates mechanical, sonication, and radiofrequency approaches: a preclinical in vitro study
Timothy Greeley McManus et al.
doi.org/10.2340/1745...
#Arthroplasty #Biofilm #Cells #Hip #Implants
Corn field
Learning how to combat biofilms is important for agriculture! Read about how researchers at the University of Pretoria used our particle sizer in their corn pathogen biofilm research. #biofilm #biofouling #agriculturalresearch
@commsphys.nature.com Collection open for submission on Bacterial physiology and self-organization through the lens of physics
Editors: Eleonora Secchi, Anupam Sengupta & Kazumasa Takeuchi
www.nature.com/collections/...
#Bacterial_motility #Biofilm #Bacterial_interactions #Self_organisation
Excited to be at the Asia-Pacific Biofilms Conference in Melbourne to present some of my @scelse.bsky.social team's research and hear all the latest developments in the #biofilm field! #APBiofilms2026
🚀 Our NBIC Flexible #Talent Mobility Account #funding supports secondments and activities that contribute to the development of researchers and technical staff in industry and academia.
💡Find out more and apply ➡️ tinyurl.com/ypc7n938
#biofilms #biofilm #FTMA #microsky @ukri.org
Sabrina mostrando sus resultados en el International Bordetellla Lab Meeting. #bordetella #biofilm #c-di-GMP
“Evaluation of biofilm scouring methods on the nitrification efficiency in a pilot-scale membrane-aerated biofilm reactor”
#biofilm
#MABR
#wastewater
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Heat boosts #antibiotics' effectiveness against #prosthetic #infections ...
| #MagneticFields | #biofilm | #bacteria | #MicroSky | Via @sciencex.bsky.social
In the standard SEM image, aggregates of bacterial cells with no visible matrix sit on top of a network of collagen fibrils. In the cryo image, interconnected aggregates are covered with a smooth coat of matrix, and no collagen is visible - it is under the aggregates, and the only tissue structures visible are patches of elastin fibres.
If you check out my lab's recent work, you'll notice how much biofilm structure is destroyed by dehydration & vacuum during standard scanning electron microscopy. These are both images of P. aeruginosa PA14 #biofilm on pig lung tissue at 48h p.i: using cryoSEM retains the biofilm matrix. #MicroSky
A four-panel figure showing scanning electron micrographs of Pseudomonas biofilm on the surface of pig lung tissue. Aggregates of bacteria sit on top of a network of collagen fibrils, with some bacterial cells penetrating the collagen mesh.
Paper out! We used RNAseq to track changes in P. aeruginosa gene expression over 7 days of #biofilm infection in our #CysticFibrosis lung model. www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour... #MicroSky (1/n)
🔬 Using laboratory and saliva-derived #biofilm models, this project examines how biofilm disruption affects community organisation, stability, and regrowth dynamics compared with conventional #antimicrobials.
🔗 Apply via ATOHR
Project led by Dr. Will Johnston
🦠🧪 #PhDOpportunity
Can we weaken dental plaque without killing beneficial microbes?
This PhD explores non-biocidal strategies to disrupt oral #biofilm structure, investigating how targeted interventions can destabilise plaque while preserving #microbiome balance.
📍 @glasgowcaledonian.bsky.social
The fabulous Cassandra Quave invited on to her Foodie Pharmacology podcast to talk about our #ancientbiotics and #biofilm research - there are audio (www.podbean.com/media/share/...) and video (www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCs2...) versions available #MicroSky #SciComm
Temporal succession outweighs substrate characteristics in shaping riverine #plastisphere #biofilm on #textiles
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
New preprint alert! We conducted a long-term evolution experiment to ask: How do species interactions shape adaptive evolution in microbial biofilms? #biofilm #LTEE
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Electrospun thermoplastic polyurethane/nano-Ag-coated clear aligners for the inhibition of Streptococcus mutans and oral biofilm
An #electrospun #ThermoplasticPolyurethane aligner coating with 2 wt% #AgNPs shows strong #antibacterial action against #Streptococcusmutans, reducing #biofilm while preserving mechanics and #biocompatibility to lower #Cariesrisk.
Nanotechnology Reviews: doi.org/10.1515/ntre...
I recently attended the 3rd meeting of the #Biofilm Regulatory Toolbox EU Cost Action & they let me ramble for 30 minutes about how we can use sandboxes to develop intuition to complement data driven decisions.
The idea has held me, ended up writing to think:
joeweaver.github.io/blog/play-as...
An Amano Shrimp and a Cherry Shrimp work the decaying edge of a large aquatic leaf.
An Amano and Cherry shrimp work the moss and roots in a planted aquarium.
Crusty friends explore the planted #aquarium.
Bottom dwellers are #biofilm experts ( #shrimp ), bottom rakers/muck stirrers (Corydoras) and #algae suckers (Ottocinclus) and play an important part in the balanced (artificial) habitat encased in glass.
But #snails do their part too!
In doing this research, we worked with CryoSEM wizards Chris Parmenter & Saskia Bakker to image #biofilm in our ex vivo lung model. I‘m in love with the gorgeous images they got of near native-state, hydrated biofilms. Compare panels A-D with standard SEM in E-F 😯💜 #MicroSky
🚀 Our NBIC Flexible #Talent Mobility Account #funding supports secondments and activities that contribute to the development of researchers and technical staff in industry and academia.
💡Find out more and apply ➡️ tinyurl.com/ypc7n938
#biofilms #biofilm #FTMA #microsky @ukri.org
The M3:collagen interaction results in enhanced #biofilm, common in #iGAS infections. Our M3 protein fragment inhibited collagen-induced biofilm. More work is needed to reveal the role of collagen binding for pathogenesis, e.g. in the induction of collagen auto-antibodies in rheumatic fever.
#research #peptids #biofilm
Antimicrobial peptides derived from human ameloblastin targeting biofilms (Vetýšková, Kašparová, Bednařová et al.) – BMC Oral Health: doi.org/10.1186/s129...
@iocbprague.bsky.social @vschtpraha.bsky.social #UniOslo @czechacademy.bsky.social
+ one in Leiden where I chaired assessment part, but I could not be at defence due to travel abroad
#colourfuldiversity #plantmicrobiome #SynCom #biofilm #biocontrol #microbialenzymes
Targeting QS-mediated virulence in Staphylococcus aureus using Eucalyptus globulus essential oil: from chemistry to molecular docking
This Open Chemistry study evaluated the antimicrobial, anti-virulence & #QuorumSensingInhibition activities of E. globulus essential oil against S. aureus, revealing its #Phytochemistry and inhibitory effect on #Biofilm formation & #VirulenceFactors.
#OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1515/chem...
#Biofilm streamers harden under flow, making #bacterial #infections harder to treat ...
| #bacteria | #microbes | #pathogens | #clumping | By @ethz.ch via @sciencex.bsky.social
Biofilms: From The Cradle Of Life To life Support
astrobiology.com/2026/01/biof... #astrobiology #biofilm #Microbiology #Originoflife
A new anti-biofilm strategy ...
| #biofilm | #pathogen | #bacteria | #infections | By @asm.org via @sciencex.bsky.social
Prof. Lackner gave an engaging talk entitled “Membrane-aerated #biofilm reactors in #wastewater treatment – from theory to practice and back”, sharing exciting research insights and first real-world experiences with innovative reactor concepts.
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