United Kingdom

Eastman Dental Institute, University College London

Mike Wilson
Dave Spratt
Jon Pratten

Oral biofilms related to root canal infections, periodontitis, gingivitis, denture stomatitis, bacteraemia. Modelling oral biofilms to study adhesion events, susceptibility, structure, signalling, transfer of genetic elements and virulence. Antimicrobials (novel compounds and applications). Community profiling (diversity, phage, metagenomic, metabolomic)

Biological Sceinces , Manchester Metropolitan University

Joanna Verran

Decontamination and cleaning of biofouled surfaces; influence of organic soil in fouling; microbial adhesion to stainless steel and other materials; analytical and microbiological methods for the detection of bacteria and organic soil on food contact surfaces; oral microbiology, plaque ecology and association with oral infections (caries, malodour, denture stomatitis); dental technology (biomaterials, cross contamination).

School of Pharmacy , University of Manchester

Peter Gilbert
David Allison
Andrew McBain

Molecular ecology of microbial biofilms; community attachment and development; biofilm communities in health and disease; antimicrobial resistance properties; modelling of biofilm communities; physiology of biofilms; cell-cell signaling in biofilms; interaction of biofilms with mineral substrates.

School of Medicine , University of Manchester

Mat Upton

Study of aspects of biofilm biology relevant to medicine and infectious disease processes. Biofilms of Staphylococcus epidermidis, Streptococcus pyogenes and Streptococcus salivarius. Understanding the community interactions of biofilm forming organisms.

Germany

Theoretical Biology, University of Bonn

Jan Kreft

Individual-based modelling of biofilms. Understanding the evolution of cooperation in multispecies biofilms. Survival strategies of bacteria. Mathematical modelling of the mechanics of contact interactions.