Dense E.coli bacteria have several similar qualities to colloidal glass. Colloids are substances made up of small particles suspended within a fluid, like ink for example. When these particles become ...

Biofilms, ubiquitous bacterial communities embedded in a slimy matrix, are the oldest form of multicellularity on earth; they are extremely resistant to antibiotics and stick tenaciously to most ...

How cell colonies organize and structure themselves is important in many areas. The study may therefore also provide new starting points for experimental and medical research -- for example for ...

Structural colors of the marine bacterium Marinobacter alginolytica. These ~2 cm diameter colonies were grown on black agar, illuminated with white light, and viewed from several angles. Similar to ...

The kidneys appear to harbor an antibiotic-responsive microbiome that can influence calcium-oxalate stone formation. Specific bacteria colonies in kidneys may promote or prevent kidney stone formation ...