Flow environment and matrix structure interact to determine spatial competition in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms
Nadell CD, Ricaurte D, Yan J, Drescher K, Bassler BL. Flow environment and matrix structure interact to determine spatial competition in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms. ELife 2017, 6: e21855. PMID: 28084994, PMCID: PMC5283829, DOI: 10.7554/elife.21855.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMatrix mutantsWild-type cellsMicrobial communitiesMatrix producersEvolutionary stabilityNon-producing strainsMatrix organizationRelative abundanceExtracellular matrixMatrix secretionMatrix productionMutantsSimple flow regimesInitial frequencyBacteriaNatural environmentBiofilmsPseudomonas aeruginosaAbundanceCompetitive dynamicsPseudomonasSpatial competitionSpatial structureCompetitionPotential explanation