Microbial Biofilms: New Insights into Formation, Resistance and Control

Dear Colleagues,

Biofilms are structured microbial communities formed on different surfaces which play an important role for the protection and survival of microorganisms against environmental stresses. Adherent cells are well known for their resilience and resistance to different antimicrobial agents. Therefore, biofilms pose significant medical challenges when pathogenic bacteria or fungi adhere to medical devices and wounds, leading to chronic infections that are difficult and sometimes impossible to treat. Understanding biofilm formation, as well as their structure, may provide essential information for developing new effective strategies to prevent biofilm formation or eradicate existing biofilms, leading to innovative therapeutic solutions.

Authors are invited to submit their latest original findings on biofilm formation, structure, and communication of biofilm cells as well as strategies used to control microbial biofilms to this Microorganisms Special Issue entitled “Microbial Biofilms: New Insights into Formation, Resistance and Control”.

Dr. Marius Stefan
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Microorganisms is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• biofilm formation
• biofilm surfaces
• biofilm structure
• multi-species biofilms
• microbial communities
• biofilm communication
• biofilm cells resistance
• biofilm control
• new antibiofilm agents