Resilient Biofilms and Their Control
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Biofilm".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2023) | Viewed by 1239
Special Issue Editors
Interests: ecology and evolution of predatory bacteria; the growth cycle of Bdellovibrio and like organisms; structure and functions of fruit flies-associated microbiota; molecular profiling of bacterial soil communities
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Biofilms are a microbial community comprising clusters of cells embedded within a matrix of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS). Extracellular proteins, DNA and carbohydrates are the main constituents of their EPS, which are further stabilized in the presence of particular cations. Biofilm development is often regulated by quorum sensing and other regulatory networks including secondary messengers such as cyclic AMP and cyclic-di-GMP. The collective properties of the biofilm structure, the metabolic adaptability of the microorganisms within, and their ability to sense and respond to environmental cues contribute to biofilm resistance against various physical and chemical stressors, such as nutrient limitation and host-immune system. One such resultant fitness gain is antibiotic resistance, which has large negative impacts on medicine, industry, agriculture, and environmental management, among others. Understanding the evolution of biofilms by examining their formation, development, and persistence over time can help in developing strategies to manage biofilm-related problems.
This Special Issue calls for papers that will promote the understanding of the evolution of biofilm development, sustenance, and control within the following sub-topics:
- Biofilms as main supports of microbial life;
- Mechanisms of biofilm development under stressful conditions and in extreme environments;
- Coping with biofilm life at the cell level;
- The stress sensitivity to resistance continuum in biofilms;
- Novel ideas for an old problem: biofilm control.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Édouard J. Jurkevitch
Dr. Abhirup Mookherjee
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- resilient biofilm
- biofilm evolution
- antibiotic resistance
- biofilm control
- host-immune system
- quorum sensing
