Bacterial Pathogens: Biofilm Formation and Eradication
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 Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This special issue aims to gain deeper knowledge on the impact of biofilm formation and detachment on bacterial pathogenicity
Biofilms structures of microorganisms and the polymeric matrix they produce, attached to biotic or abiotic surfaces, are known to be a safe place for bacterial pathogens. Bacteria in sessile form can adhere to the surface and grow protected in the biofilm or bacteria can develop new phenotypes in the biofilm.
Chemical and antibiotic treatments are not effective, most of the times, to remove or to kill the microbial threat. Moreover, they can promote the survival and the development of new phenotypes such as pathogenicity, resistance to antibiotics, persister and viable but not c formation of viarable cells, production of metabolites that allow cells to resist to very harsh conditions. More, it is known, that biofilms release continually microorganisms to the surrounding media in addiction to esporadic detachment of large portions of the pellicle, being a source of contamination.
Biofilms, as such, were named in the early 80s by William Costerton and are still a challenge in clinical, industrial and natural settings. In the last 50 years, a large amount of work was carried out in biofilms and the associated bacterial pathogenicity. New insights are being achieved new methodologies including advanced microscopy and ohmic approaches.
As such, state of the art original research articles and systematic reviews foccused on biofilm formation and detachment on bacterial pathogens are welcome.
Dr. Maria João Vieira
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- bacterial pathogens
- biofilm
- biofilm formation
- biofilm removal
- pathogenicity in biofilms
- methods to detect pathogens in biofilms
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