Microbes and Beneficial Microbes

Microbial Biofilms

                                                        Microbial Biofilms

Microorganisms attach to surfaces and develop biofilms. Biofilm-associated cells can be differentiated from their suspended counterparts by generation of an extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) matrix, reduced growth rates, and the up- and down- regulation of specific genes. Attachment is a complex process regulated by diverse characteristics of the growth medium, substratum, and cell surface. An established biofilm structure comprises microbial cells and EPS, has a defined architecture, and provides an optimal environment for the exchange of genetic material between cells. Cells may also communicate via quorum sensing, which may in turn affect biofilm processes such as detachment. Biofilms have great importance for public health because of their role in certain infectious diseases and importance in a variety of device-related infections. A greater understanding of biofilm processes should lead to novel, effective control strategies for biofilm control and a resulting improvement in patient management.

Market Analysis-

The industrial microbiology market is large and growing, the second largest diagnostics market after clinical diagnostics in test volume and market value. More than 90,000 industrial plants worldwide conduct close to 2 billion tests each year, which represents a market value of $6.5 billion. Because the demand for consumer products is growing as the world’s population grows, increases in product quality and safety testing appear to continue undaunted by current worldwide economic problems.

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Conferences in OMICS-

4th International Conference and Exhibition on Probiotics & Functional Foods, Valencia, Spain, November 03-05, 2015, International Conference on Water Microbiology and Novel Techniques, Chicago, USA, July 18-20, 2016, 4^thInternational Conference on Oceanography and Marine Biology, Brisbane, Australia, July 18-20, 2016, 2^nd International Congress and Expo on Biofuels and Bioenergy, Sao Paulo, Brazil, September 01-03, 2016,  International Conference on Microbial Physiology and Genomics Rome, Italy, October 20-22, 2016 Rome, Italy,  XVII International Congress on MPMI, Portland, OR, USA, July 17-21,2016 , Clinical Microbiology and Microbial Genomics Philadelphia, USA,  PA, October 05-07, 2015,  Hot topics in food microbiology, October 08 - 09, 2015,  Chipping Campden, UK, EMBO | EMBL Symposium: Microbiology, Heidelberg , Germany, October 11-14, 2015,  Microbe 2016, Sheffield, UK, September 23-25, 2016