Wastewater treatment systems are hotspots for mobile genetic elements proliferation and exchange, where dense biofilms create ideal conditions for horizontal gene transfer. In these settings, phages ...

Materials inspired by nature, or biomimetic materials, are nothing new. Scientists have designed water-resistant materials inspired by lotus leaves and rose petals, unsinkable metals based on the ...

That’s how Dr. Joe Harrison, a University of Calgary microbiologist, describes the microscopic world of biofilms — communities of bacteria and other micro-organisms that stick to surfaces and surround ...

Schematic overview of how Hi-C–integrated multi-omics links phages and plasmids to their prokaryotic hosts in wastewater biofilms. The figure illustrates distinct distribution patterns of phages and ...