Microbial Cell Surface Characterization: A Key to Understanding Adhesion and Biofilm Formation
A special issue of Biophysica (ISSN 2673-4125).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2025 | Viewed by 68
Special Issue Editor
Interests: bioadhesion; biocontamination; biofilm; biointerfaces
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Microbial adhesion to abiotic materials is a major cause of biocontamination by pathogenic microorganisms and represents the initial step in biofilm formation. At the same time, adhesion plays a crucial role in the immobilization of cells in various biotechnological processes. This phenomenon results from physicochemical interactions between the material surface and the microbial cell surface. Unlike abiotic surfaces, cell surfaces are much more complex and require in-depth investigations for proper characterization. The objective of this issue is to present cell surface characterization methodologies and explore how cell surface properties influence microbial adhesion and its prediction.
Prof. Dr. Hassan Latrache
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- microbial adhesion
- biofilm
- biocontamination
- cell surface characterization
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