Biofilm
A section of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607).
Section Information
Aims and Scope
Biofilms are self-organizing, predominantly sessile, autonomously replicating microbial communities embedded in a self-produced and environmentally enriched extracellular matrix, which resemble the tissue structure of higher organisms. The self-organisation of self-replicating entities is governed by highly conserved as well as organism-specific developmental programs. Bacteria and fungi, but even viruses, protozoa and other free-living organisms, can arrange in biofilms, both individually and in combination.
Spanning from a geochemical impact deeply founded in the history of the earth to its current detrimental clinical impact as refractory infections, the ubiquitousness and diversity of biofilms is as tremendous as the different environmental conditions and the diversity of microorganisms.
Compared with single planktonic cells, the biofilm lifestyle arises from a deep transformation of the microbes’ physiology and metabolism, which can result in an exceptional tolerance against environmental stresses, exposure to antimicrobials and immune responses of host organisms.
In this section, original and review articles reporting state-of-art developments and covering the various basic and applied aspects of biofilms—across medical, industrial and environmental settings—are welcome. As most information regarding microbial biofilms is derived from in vitro observations, the editors welcome studies investigating in vivo biofilms.
Keywords
- Antibiofilm drugs
- Antibiofilm strategies
- Antimicrobial tolerance
- Beneficial biofilms
- Biofilm-based healthcare-associated infections
- Biofilm-based infections in veterinary medicine
- Biofilm development
- Biofilm dispersal
- Biofilm–host interactions
- Biofilm–immune system interactions
- Bioinformatics
- Environmental biofilms
- Evolution of biofilms
- Extracellular biofilm matrix
- Horizontal gene transfer in biofilms
- Industrial biofilms
- Inter-kingdom mixed biofilms
- Microbial adhesion
- Medical Biofilms
- Monospecies biofilms
- Multispecies biofilms
- Persister cells
- Quorum sensing in biofilms
- Second messenger signaling
- Stress tolerance
- Viable, but not culturable cells
- Biofilm and Food Safety
- Biofilms in Wounds
- Fungal Biofilm
- Tolerance mechanisms in biofilms
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- The Latest Research on Microbial-Associated Biofilm (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Advances in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Control (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Bacterial Biofilm Formation and Eradication (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Effect of Bacterial Biofilms Colonization on Oral Health and Therapy 2.0 (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Resilient Biofilms and Their Control (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Clinical Implications of Microbial Biofilm 2.0 (Deadline: 15 December 2023)
- Bacterial Biofilm Microenvironments: Their Interactions and Functions (Deadline: 15 December 2023)
- Host–Biofilm Interactions 2.0 (Deadline: 15 December 2023)
- Biofilm Characterization and Application (Deadline: 15 December 2023)
- Advances in Microbial Biofilm Formation (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Latest Review Papers in Biofilm Research 2023 (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Oral Microbiome, Biofilms and Novel Anti-microbials (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Oral Biofilms and Human Health (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- New Strategies for Pathogenic Biofilms (Deadline: 7 January 2024)
- Advance Research on Bacterial Biofilm (Deadline: 11 April 2024)
