Directed assembly of biofilm communities for marine biofouling prevention.

ABSTRACT: Bio-based solutions depend on the application of living organisms to combat current challenges, including marine biofouling, which is characterized by the adhesion and growth of organisms on surfaces at sea. Such solutions traditionally involve single bacterial strains with specific, desirable activities or properties, thereby omitting the advantages conferred by the community context. We propose a novel approach, whereby desirable emergent properties of multispecies communities can be selected, such as those producing a thick and robust biofilm that is impenetrable to settling larvae. Here, bacterial biofilms from natural and artificial marine surfaces were studied, focusing on their adhesion, cohesion, stability, and antifouling properties both as single isolates and in multispecies comm

SUBMITTER: Amador CI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12442356 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature