Trends and Perspectives in Bacterial Biofilms
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2026 | Viewed by 2059
Special Issue Editors
Interests: microbiology; multidrug resistance; essential oils; bacterial biofilms; bacteriocin and probiotics
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Interests: microbiology; multidrug resistance; essential oils; bacterial biofilm; bacteriocin and probiotics
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Interests: antibacterial activity; microbiology; infectious disease; epidemiology; public health; antimicrobials
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Bacterial biofilms are complex aggregates of single or multiple bacterial species residing in an exopolysaccharide matrix that adhere to biotic or abiotic surfaces.
Adherent cells are well known for their resistance to various antimicrobial agents and environmental stresses.
Therefore, biofilms pose significant challenges when pathogenic bacteria or fungi adhere to medical devices and wounds, causing chronic infections that are difficult and sometimes impossible to treat.
Bacterial biofilms pose a significant hazard not only in the medical field but also in other fields such as food safety and water quality.
For this reason, improvements in microbiological control are needed to facilitate the use of novel, rapid, and easy-to-use methods to detect and eradicate microbial biofilms.
This Special Issue welcomes original research and reviews that address, but are not limited to, biofilm formation and strategies to control and eradicate microbial biofilms.
Dr. Ramona Iseppi
Dr. Patrizia Messi
Dr. Carla Sabia
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- biofilm
- dry biofilm
- pathogens
- microbial communities
- eradication
- prevention
- new methods
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