Speciality grand challenge for “biofilms”
The idea that most bacteria in nature are attached to surfaces was recognized as early as 1933 when Henrici stated after investigating fresh-water bacteria that “it is quite evident that for the most part water bacteria are not free floating organisms, but grow attached upon submerged surfaces” (Hen...
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| author | Beloin, Christophe McDougald, Diane |
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| description | The idea that most bacteria in nature are attached to surfaces was recognized as early as 1933 when Henrici stated after investigating fresh-water bacteria that “it is quite evident that for the most part water bacteria are not free floating organisms, but grow attached upon submerged surfaces” (Henrici, 1933). Zobell followed up with work that demonstrated seawater biofilms precede the attachment of other macro-fouling organisms (Zobell and Allen, 1935). Thus, began this field of research which was furthered by work on biofilms occurring in nature and the growing realization that a number of infections are biofilm-related (Costerton et al., 1999; Hall-Stoodley et al., 2004). |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1517912021-07-17T20:11:40Z Speciality grand challenge for “biofilms” Beloin, Christophe McDougald, Diane Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences and Engineering Science::Biological sciences Biofilm Infections Multi-species Biofilm The idea that most bacteria in nature are attached to surfaces was recognized as early as 1933 when Henrici stated after investigating fresh-water bacteria that “it is quite evident that for the most part water bacteria are not free floating organisms, but grow attached upon submerged surfaces” (Henrici, 1933). Zobell followed up with work that demonstrated seawater biofilms precede the attachment of other macro-fouling organisms (Zobell and Allen, 1935). Thus, began this field of research which was furthered by work on biofilms occurring in nature and the growing realization that a number of infections are biofilm-related (Costerton et al., 1999; Hall-Stoodley et al., 2004). Published version 2021-07-16T11:24:55Z 2021-07-16T11:24:55Z 2021 Journal Article Beloin, C. & McDougald, D. (2021). Speciality grand challenge for “biofilms”. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 11, 632429-. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2021.632429 2235-2988 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/151791 10.3389/fcimb.2021.632429 33692967 2-s2.0-85102375634 11 632429 en Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology © 2021 Beloin and McDougald. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | Science::Biological sciences Biofilm Infections Multi-species Biofilm Beloin, Christophe McDougald, Diane Speciality grand challenge for “biofilms” |
| title | Speciality grand challenge for “biofilms” |
| title_full | Speciality grand challenge for “biofilms” |
| title_fullStr | Speciality grand challenge for “biofilms” |
| title_full_unstemmed | Speciality grand challenge for “biofilms” |
| title_short | Speciality grand challenge for “biofilms” |
| title_sort | speciality grand challenge for biofilms |
| topic | Science::Biological sciences Biofilm Infections Multi-species Biofilm |
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