Biofilms 2015: Multidisciplinary Approaches Shed Light into Microbial Life on Surfaces

Karen L Visick; Mark A Schembri; Fitnat Yildiz; Jean-Marc Ghigo

doi:10.1128/JB.00156-16

Biofilms 2015: Multidisciplinary Approaches Shed Light into Microbial Life on Surfaces

J Bacteriol. 2016 Sep 9;198(19):2553-63. doi: 10.1128/JB.00156-16. Print 2016 Oct 1.

Authors

Karen L Visick¹, Mark A Schembri², Fitnat Yildiz³, Jean-Marc Ghigo⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, Illinois, USA kvisick@luc.edu jean-marc.ghigo@pasteur.fr.
² Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
³ Department of Microbiology and Environmental Toxicology, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA.
⁴ Institut Pasteur, Unité de Génétique des Biofilms, Département de Microbiologie, Paris, France kvisick@luc.edu jean-marc.ghigo@pasteur.fr.

Abstract

The 7th ASM Conference on Biofilms was held in Chicago, Illinois, from 24 to 29 October 2015. The conference provided an international forum for biofilm researchers across academic and industry platforms, and from different scientific disciplines, to present and discuss new findings and ideas. The meeting covered a wide range of topics, spanning environmental sciences, applied biology, evolution, ecology, physiology, and molecular biology of the biofilm lifestyle. This report summarizes the presentations with regard to emerging biofilm-related themes.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Bacteria / classification*
Bacterial Physiological Phenomena*
Biofilms / growth & development*
Chicago
Congresses as Topic

Grants and funding

R01 GM114288/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States