Understanding Microbial Biofilms
Das, Surajit (Assistant Professor, Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology and Ecology, NIT, India) / Kungwani, Neelam Amit (Research Coordinator, Pediatric Associates, Gujarat, India)
Most of the microorganisms particularly bacteria live as biofilm at one or other phase of their life under natural conditions. The distribution of biofilms ranges from extreme environment to clinical settings. To one end they cause many infectious diseases on the other hand they are responsible for the degradation of many pollutants in nature. Understanding on biofilm may provide a way to utilize these tiny building as valuable sources.Underst...