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Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Minchen Mu
Mitchell Institute
2
Kumari Uma Mahto
National Institute of Technology Rourkela
3
Raimo Hartmann
Philipps University of Marburg
4
Kayla E. Grooters
Western Michigan University
5
Nur Ajijah
University of Warsaw
6
Yanling You
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College
7
Ghazal Shineh
The University of Sydney
8
Evan F. Haney
University of British Columbia
9
Susana Fernandes
Universidade do Porto
10
Macarena Siri
Universidad Nacional de Córdoba

Papers

1
Publication in Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology (2024) [126 citations, W4391033281]
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology|2024
126 cit.
2
In Situ Piezoelectric‐Catalytic Anti‐Inflammation Promotes the Rehabilitation of Acute Spinal Cord Injury in Synergy
Advanced Materials|2024
109 cit.
3
Bacterial cell wall-specific nanomedicine for the elimination of Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa through electron-mechanical intervention
Nature Communications|2025
55 cit.
4
Publication in Current Opinion in Food Science (2024) [38 citations, W4390661382]
Current Opinion in Food Science|2024
38 cit.
5
Antimicrobial Metal and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles in Bone Tissue Repair
Biomedical Materials & Devices|2024
20 cit.
6
Edible superhydrophobic coating derived from triterpenoid maslinic acid for bacterial antifouling and enhanced fresh produce food safety
Food Packaging and Shelf Life|2024
12 cit.
7
Publication in Biological Control (2024) [10 citations, W4402532768]
Biological Control|2024
10 cit.
8
Publication in Physiologia Plantarum (2024) [5 citations, W4405510083]
Physiologia Plantarum|2024
5 cit.
9
Exogenous acyl homoserine lactones modulate biofilm formation in <scp><i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> PFL</scp>‐<scp>P1</scp> and enhance phenanthrene degradation
Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology|2025
5 cit.
10
Publication in STAR Protocols (2024) [4 citations, W4403182522]
STAR Protocols|2024
4 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Knut Drescher
University of Basel
2
Masanori Toyofuku
University of Tsukuba
3
Brian P. Conlon
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
4
Jinliang Kong
First Affiliated Hospital of GuangXi Medical University
5
Alexandre Persat
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
6
Thomas E. Kehl‐Fie
University of Iowa
7
Ren‐You Gan
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
8
Mariagrazia Di Luca
University of Pisa
9
Bradford L. Walters
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
10
Chao Shi
North West Agriculture and Forestry University

Papers

1
Cannabis sativa bioactive compounds and their extraction, separation, purification, and identification technologies: An updated review
TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry|2022
95 cit.
2
Biofilm formation on human immune cells is a multicellular predation strategy of Vibrio cholerae
Cell|2023
85 cit.
3
Antibacterial Effect of Oregano Essential Oil against Vibrio vulnificus and Its Mechanism
Foods|2022
57 cit.
4
Application of Phage Therapy in a Case of a Chronic Hip-Prosthetic Joint Infection due to<i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>: An Italian Real-Life Experience and<i>In Vitro</i>Analysis
Open Forum Infectious Diseases|2023
49 cit.
5
Combination effects of ultrasound and citral nanoemulsion against Shigella flexneri and the preservation effect on fresh-cut carrots
Food Control|2023
47 cit.
6
Prevention of Ulcerative Colitis in Mice by Sweet Tea (Lithocarpus litseifolius) via the Regulation of Gut Microbiota and Butyric-Acid-Mediated Anti-Inflammatory Signaling
Nutrients|2022
46 cit.
7
Natural sources, refined extraction, biosynthesis, metabolism, and bioactivities of dietary polymethoxyflavones (PMFs)
Food Science and Human Wellness|2023
46 cit.
8
Antibacterial Effect of Eugenol on Shigella flexneri and Its Mechanism
Foods|2022
45 cit.
9
Synergistic antibacterial and anti-biofilm mechanisms of ultrasound combined with citral nanoemulsion against Staphylococcus aureus 29213
International Journal of Food Microbiology|2023
45 cit.
10
Pseudomonas aeruginosa type IV pili actively induce mucus contraction to form biofilms in tissue-engineered human airways
PLoS Biology|2023
44 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
E. Peter Greenberg
University of Washington
2
Bonnie L. Bassler
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
3
Roberto Kolter
Harvard University
4
George A. O’Toole
Dartmouth College
5
Philip S. Stewart
Unknown
6
Patrice Nordmann
University of Fribourg
7
Søren Molin
Novo Nordisk Foundation
8
Staffan Kjelleberg
Nanyang Technological University
9
Robert E. W. Hancock
University of British Columbia
10
Paul Williams
University of Nottingham

Papers

1
Agar and broth dilution methods to determine the minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) of antimicrobial substances
Nature Protocols|2008
6.1k cit.
2
The Involvement of Cell-to-Cell Signals in the Development of a Bacterial Biofilm
Science|1998
3.4k cit.
3
Flagellar and twitching motility are necessary for <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> biofilm development
Molecular Microbiology|1998
2.7k cit.
4
Initiation of biofilm formation in <i>Pseudomonas fluorescens</i> WCS365 proceeds via multiple, convergent signalling pathways: a genetic analysis
Molecular Microbiology|1998
2.5k cit.
5
Microtiter Dish Biofilm Formation Assay
Journal of Visualized Experiments|2011
2.2k cit.
6
Quantification of biofilm structures by the novel computer program comstat
Microbiology|2000
2.2k cit.
7
Multiplex PCR for detection of acquired carbapenemase genes
Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease|2011
2k cit.
8
Quorum sensing and Chromobacterium violaceum: exploitation of violacein production and inhibition for the detection of N-acylhomoserine lactones
Microbiology|1997
1.7k cit.
9
Genetic analysis of <i>Escherichia coli</i> biofilm formation: roles of flagella, motility, chemotaxis and type I pili
Molecular Microbiology|1998
1.6k cit.
10
Biofilms in chronic wounds
Wound Repair and Regeneration|2007
1.5k cit.

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