Biofilm formation, occurrence, microbial communication, impact and characterization methods in natural and anthropic systems: a review
Punniyakotti Elumalai, Xuke Gao, Jinjie Cui, Arunagiri Santhosh Kumar, Perumal Dhandapani, Punniyakotti Parthipan, Obulisamy Parthiba Karthikeyan, Jayaraman Theerthagiri, Soorathep Kheawhom, Myong Yong Choi
Topics & Concepts
BiofilmQuorum sensingBiofoulingExtracellular polymeric substanceMicroorganismCharacterization (materials science)MicrobiologyChemistryEnvironmental chemistryBiologyNanotechnologyBacteriaMaterials scienceBiochemistryMembraneGeneticsBacterial biofilms and quorum sensingBuilding materials and conservationSlime Mold and Myxomycetes Research