J. William Costerton

Bacterial biofilms: from the Natural environment to infectious diseases

<i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> Displays Multiple Phenotypes during Development as a Biofilm

ABSTRACT Complementary approaches were employed to characterize transitional episodes in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm development using direct observation and whole-cell prote...

Biofilms: Survival Mechanisms of Clinically Relevant Microorganisms

SUMMARY Though biofilms were first described by Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, the theory describing the biofilm process was not developed until 1978. We now understand that biofilms ...

Direct confocal microscopy studies of the bacterial colonization in vitro of a silver-coated heart valve sewing cuff

Adherent microorganisms on lumenal surfaces of long-term intravenous catheters. Importance of Staphylococcus epidermidis in patients with cancer.

Using electron microscopy, we prospectively evaluated how frequently adherent microorganisms colonized silicone rubber intravenous (Hickman) catheters removed from patients with...