2018
Verticalization of bacterial biofilms
Beroz F, Yan J, Meir Y, Sabass B, Stone H, Bassler B, Wingreen N. Verticalization of bacterial biofilms. Nature Physics 2018, 14: 954-960. PMID: 30906420, PMCID: PMC6426328, DOI: 10.1038/s41567-018-0170-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSingle-cell resolutionCommunities of bacteriaRod-shaped bacteriaFounder cellsThree-dimensional structureCell divisionBiofilm developmentFlat biofilmsCell growthShort cellsCell lengthLong cellsCellular scaleBacterial biofilmsBiofilm clustersBiofilmsCellsBacteriaEffective surface pressureSuch changesDivisionGrowth
2016
Vibrio cholerae biofilm growth program and architecture revealed by single-cell live imaging
Yan J, Sharo AG, Stone HA, Wingreen NS, Bassler BL. Vibrio cholerae biofilm growth program and architecture revealed by single-cell live imaging. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2016, 113: e5337-e5343. PMID: 27555592, PMCID: PMC5018804, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1611494113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsV. cholerae biofilmsSingle-cell live imagingSurface-associated bacterial communitiesVibrio cholerae biofilmsSingle-cell technologiesSingle founder cellRod-shaped bacteriaFounder cellsSingle geneBacterial communitiesLive imagingBiofilm architectureBiofilm componentsBiofilm structureCell heterogeneityIndividual cellsMatrix labelingMature biofilmsArt microscopy techniquesCompetition analysisBiofilmsSingle-cell resolution imagingGenesGrowth programCells