Most cited microbial biofilms j William costerton, zbigniew lewandowski, douglas e When disks of urinary catheter material were exposed to the flow of artificial urine containing cells of pseudomonas aeruginosa, a thick adherent biofilm, composed of these bacteria and of their exopolysaccharide products, developed on the latex. Microscopy and in situ reporter gene analysis were used to directly observe changes in biofilm physiology and to act as … Abstract | bill costerton is recognized as the founding father of the field of biofilms, which is the study of microorganisms attached to surfaces He was a true pioneer and was passionate about directly observing living complex microbial communities to learn how they function in different ecosystems.
Introduction bacterial adhesion and subsequent metabolism leads to the formation of biofilms.tubular flow systems invariably become fouled due to biofilm development, in heat exchangers.
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