Biofilm

Biofilm is a multidisciplinary, gold open access journal focused on hypothesis- or discovery-driven studies on microbial cells that grow in multicellular communities (including surface-attached biofilms and suspended aggregates) and demonstrate different gene expression, growth rate, behavior and appearance to those that are in planktonic (free-living) state. The journal will cover biofilms in various (micro)environments, including clinical settings, the natural environment, and industrial settings (including but not limited to food industry, waste management, agriculture, energy etc). We accept articles that describe the basic biology of bacterial, fungal, viral or mixed-species biofilms, from the initial adhesion of single cells to biofilm maturation and dispersal, including molecular biology, genetics, physiology, social interactions, evolution, bioinformatics, modelling and host-pathogen interactions. The journal looks forward to receiving manuscripts discussing translational biofilm research, i.e. manuscripts dealing with various applied aspects of biofilms (including but not limited to) standardization of biofilm approaches, vaccine development, identification of novel anti-biofilm compounds, study of biomaterials, bioengineering, etc). "Biofilm" aims to bring together different communities to significantly advance the knowledge of microbial communities, and specifically explore the interfaces between these disciplines.