Center for
Biofilm Engineering
Media Coverage
Microbe Magazine
A Potpourri of Probing and Treating Biofilms of the
Oral Cavity
by Carol Potera
Microbe Magazine October 2009
Read the full article
Advance
Biofilms: The Ingenious Enemy
Advance November 5, 2007
Read the full article in Advance:
 http://laboratorian.advanceweb.com/
Microbiology Today
The aesthetic microbe: ProkaryArt and EukaryArt
by Simon Park
Microbiology Today August 2007, 126-129
Standardization News
Committee on Pesticides Approves Second Biofilm Standard
ASTM International Standards Worldwide
 http://www.astm.org
Standardization News, August 2007
Read full story:
http://www.biofilm.montana.edu/Res-Lib99-SW/newsarchives/html/2007/ASTM_Biofilm_Standard.htm
Technology Review
Blasting Biofilms with Viruses
By K. Bourzac
Technology Review, 2007
PNAS
Dispersing Biofilms with Engineered Enzymatic
Bacteriophage
By Timothy K. Lu and James J. Collins
PNAS 2007; 104:11197-11202; published online before print as
10.1073/pnas.0704624104
L.A. Times
Biofilms — slimy layers of
bacteria that antibiotics don't fully kill — are found in
hospitals, kitchens, even your mouth. Scientists are on the attack.
By Erin Cline, Special to The Times
L.A. Times June 11, 2007 Health Section
Chemical & Engineering News
Bacterial Conversations
Using a chemical language, bacteria coordinate everything from infection
to plaque buildup
By Sarah Everts
Chemical & Engineering News
October 23, 2006 84(43):17-26 Cover story
Subscribers:
 http://pubs.acs.org/cen/coverstory/84/8443cover.html
Montana CBS KBZK
Face of the State
Featuring new NIH grant to study biofilms in chronic wounds
CBS station KBZK
(channel 4) July 30, 2006; 9:00am
Science News
Microbial Moxie; Bacteria-based fuel cells provide
power
By Aimee Cunningham
Science News
February 4, 2006, Vol 169(5):72-73
Montana PBS
Fighting for Life: Emelia's Story
By Sara Shier
Montana PBS
May 19, 2005; 7:30pm and May 23, 2005; 11:30am
Distributed by KUSM/MontanaPBS, MSU Bozeman.
TERRA:
http://www.montanapbs.org/Terra/episode103/
BioTechniques: The International Journal of Life Science Methods
Living Canvas
By Kevin Ahern
BioTechniques January 2005; Vol 38(1):21
See full article at:
http://www.erc.montana.edu/Res-Lib99-SW/newsarchives/HTML/2005/BioTechniques.htm
Biophotonics International
Dealing with Bacterial Attachments
By Hank Hogan
Biophotonics
International August 2004; 11(8):48-50
Horizon Air Magazine
Promising Prospects
By Mary Pat Murphy
Horizon Air Magazine July 2004; M7
The Scientist
Glucans
Mediate Biofilm Resistance
(free registration required)
By David Secko
The Scientist, November 20, 2003
The Boston Globe
Germs Can Lurk in Water Bottles
By Cathryn M. Delude
The Boston Globe, June 03, 2003
The Boston Globe
Germs Throw Cold Water on
Hot Tub Hygiene
By Cathryn M. Delude
The Boston Globe, May 06, 2003, B13
Nature Biotechnology
Slimy Business—The Biotechnology of Biofilms
(pdf file)
By Beth Schachter
Nature Biotechnology, April 2003, 21:361-365
The Boston Globe
Culprit in Ear Infections is a
'Biofilm' that
Protects Bacteria
By Cathryn M. Delude
The Boston Globe, May 28, 2002, C5
Your World
Biofilms and Quorum
Sensing: The Gang's All Here (pdf file)
By Cathryn M. Delude
Your World, Spring 2002, 6-7
ASM News
Implanted Heart Devices Prone to Silent and
Dangerous Staph Infection
By Brian Hoyle
ASM News, December 2001, 67(12):604-605
National Wildlife
A Tale of Slime Cities
By Elia Ben-Ari
National Wildlife, Aug/Sep 2001, 18-19
Scientific American
Battling Biofilms
By J.W. Costerton and P.S. Stewart
Scientific American, July 2001, 285(1):74-81
Science News
Sticky Situations
Scientists are beginning to understand how bacteria find strength in
numbers
By Jessa Netting
Science News, 14 July 2001, 160:28-30
Natural History
Tiny Conspiracies
Cell-to-cell communication allows bacteria to coordinate their activity
By Bonnie Bassler, Princeton University; biofilm illustration by Peg Dirckx, CBE
Natural History, May 2001
U.S. News & World Report
Taking Aim at the Citadels of Slime
Bacterial 'cities' offer new insights into disease
By Amanda Spake
U.S. News & World Report, Science & Ideas, 14 August 2000
Science
by J.W. Costerton, P.S. Stewart, and E.P. Greenberg
Science, 21 May 1999,
284(5418):1318-1322.
Business Week
Getting a Grip on Bacterial Slime
by Ellen Licking in New York
Business Week, 13 September 1999, pp 98-100.
The Analyst
The Problem: Not Just Bacteria–Bacterial
Biofilms
by J.W. Costerton, A.K. Camper, P.S. Stewart, N. Zelver, and
M.E. Dirckx
The Analyst, Summer 1999, 6(3):18-25.
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