Reduced seawater pH alters marine biofilms with impacts for marine polychaete larval settlement.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2021.105291
Abstract: Ocean acidification (OA) can negatively affect early-life stages of marine organisms, with the key processes of larval settlement and metamorphosis potentially vulnerable to reduced seawater pH. Settlement success depends strongly on suitable substrates and environmental… read more here.
Keywords: larval settlement; settlement; marine biofilms; reduced seawater ... See more keywords
Surface properties influence marine biofilm rheology, with implications for ship drag.
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DOI: 10.1039/d2sm01647h
Abstract: Marine biofilms on ship hulls increase frictional drag, which has economic and environmental consequences. It is hypothesised that biofilm mechanics, such as viscoelasticity, play a critical role in biofilm-associated drag, yet is a poorly studied… read more here.
Keywords: marine biofilm; biofilm rheology; rheology; marine biofilms ... See more keywords
Marine Biofilms: A Successful Microbial Strategy With Economic Implications
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DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2018.00126
Abstract: Bacteria and other microorganisms have evolved an ingenious form of life, where they cooperate and improve their chances of survival when subjected to environmental stress, called biofilms. In these communities of adhered cells, bacteria are… read more here.
Keywords: economic implications; strategy economic; marine biofilms; microbial strategy ... See more keywords
Metagenomic Resolution of Functional Diversity in Copper Surface-Associated Marine Biofilms
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DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.02863
Abstract: We used metagenomic sequencing combined with morphological and chemical analyses to investigate microbial taxa and functions related to copper-resistance and microbiologically influenced corrosion in mature copper-associated biofilms in coastal seawater for 44 months. Facultative anaerobic… read more here.
Keywords: marine biofilms; copper; associated biofilms; copper associated ... See more keywords
Profiling Signal Transduction in Global Marine Biofilms
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DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.768926
Abstract: Microbes use signal transduction systems in the processes of swarming motility, antibiotic resistance, virulence, conjugal plasmid transfer, and biofilm formation. However, the signal transduction systems in natural marine biofilms have hardly been profiled. Here we… read more here.
Keywords: microbial communities; marine biofilms; seawater microbial; signal transduction ... See more keywords
Microbial Richness of Marine Biofilms Revealed by Sequencing Full-Length 16S rRNA Genes
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DOI: 10.3390/genes13061050
Abstract: Marine biofilms are a collective of microbes that can grow on many different surfaces immersed in marine environments. Estimating the microbial richness and specificity of a marine biofilm community is a challenging task due to… read more here.
Keywords: full length; 16s rrna; microbial richness; marine biofilms ... See more keywords