Beneficial Biofilms: From Mechanisms to Applications
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Biofilm".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2026 | Viewed by 39
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biofilm; bacillus; biological control
Interests: plant pathology; microbiology; plant protection; forestry; trees; biological control of plant diseases; fungi; oomycetes
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Dear Colleagues,
Although biofilms are often associated with pathogenicity, beneficial microbial biofilms play crucial roles in environmental sustainability, agriculture, industry, and health. These structured communities exhibit enhanced stress resistance, metabolic cooperation, and functionality in comparison to planktonic cells. This Special Issue highlights cross-disciplinary advances in harnessing beneficial biofilms beyond conventional harmful models. We invite contributions exploring novel mechanisms, ecological functions, and innovative applications of beneficial biofilms.
Dr. Tianpei Huang
Dr. Miłosz Tkaczyk
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- beneficial biofilms
- microbial ecology
- biofilm formation
- environmental remediation
- agricultural sustainability
- industrial biotechnology
- probiotic communities
- quorum sensing
- synthetic biology
- sustainable solutions
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