The future of biofilm research – report on the ‘2019 Biofilm Bash’

Coenye, Tom, Kjellerup, Birthe, Stoodley, Paul and Bjarnsholt, Thomas , and the 2019 Biofilm Bash Participants (2019) The future of biofilm research – report on the ‘2019 Biofilm Bash’. Biofilms, [100012]. (doi:10.1016/j.bioflm.2019.100012).

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Abstract

In May 2019, 29 scientists with expertise in various subdisciplines of biofilm research got together in Leavenworth (Seattle, WA, USA) at an event designated as the 2019 ‘Biofilm Bash’. The goal of this informal two-day meeting was first to identify gaps in our knowledge, and then to come up with ways how the biofilm community can fill these gaps. The meeting was organized around six questions that covered the most important items brought forward by the organizers and participants. The outcome of these discussions is summarized in the present paper. We are aware that these views represent a small subset of our field, and that inevitably we will have inadvertently overlooked important developing research areas and ideas but we are nevertheless hopeful that this report will stimulate discussions and help create new ways how we can advance our field.

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