Biofilms 2012: New Discoveries and Significant Wrinkles in a Dynamic Field
Open Access
- 1 July 2013
- journal article
- review article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Bacteriology
- Vol. 195 (13) , 2947-2958
Abstract
The ASM 6th Conference on Biofilms was held in Miami, Florida, 29 September to 4 October, 2012. The conference provided an opportunity for the exchange of new findings and ideas with regard to biofilm research. A wide range of findings, spanning applied biology, evolution, ecology, physiology, and molecular biology, were presented at the conference. This review summarizes the presentations with regard to emerging biofilm-related themes.Keywords
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