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The sticky biofilms that form on microplastics can harbor disease-causing pathogens and help them spread.
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Triclosan, an ingredient in soap and many household cleansers, has gained a bad reputation. A recent study looking for a way to boost an antibiotic, however, found that tricloscan did a great job.
It’s bacterial biofilms that give the Grand Prismatic Spring its colorful hues.
Karin Sauer
Karin Sauer, Binghamton University, State University of New York
The vast majority of the bacteria that surround us are not free-floating but prefer to band together in cooperative communities called biofilms. How do biofilms form and cooperate?