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Mechanical forces drive a reorientation cascade leading to biofilm self-patterning
Nijjer J, Li C, Zhang Q, Lu H, Zhang S, Yan J. Mechanical forces drive a reorientation cascade leading to biofilm self-patterning. Nature Communications 2021, 12: 6632. PMID: 34789754, PMCID: PMC8599862, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-26869-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBacterial AdhesionBiofilmsBiomechanical PhenomenaModels, BiologicalMutationVibrio choleraeConceptsVibrio cholerae biofilmsSurface-attached aggregatesBacterial communitiesCell-surface interactionsDevelopmental processesBiofilm developmentBacterial cellsCell reorientationExtracellular matrixNonadherent mutantsDifferential growthBacterial biofilmsMechanical forcesBiofilmsBacterial growthDifferential orderingCellsGrowthMutantsLarge collection
2017
Extracellular-matrix-mediated osmotic pressure drives Vibrio cholerae biofilm expansion and cheater exclusion
Yan J, Nadell CD, Stone HA, Wingreen NS, Bassler BL. Extracellular-matrix-mediated osmotic pressure drives Vibrio cholerae biofilm expansion and cheater exclusion. Nature Communications 2017, 8: 327. PMID: 28835649, PMCID: PMC5569112, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-00401-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBiofilm-forming bacterial speciesSurface-attached communitiesVibrio choleraeActive cell growthModel organismsMatrix-producing cellsBacterial lifeNutrient uptakeEnvironmental perturbationsBacterial speciesBacterial cellsPlanktonic cellsSubmerged biofilmsExtracellular matrixCell growthMatrix productionOsmotic pressureBiofilm growthBiofilmsCholeraeCellsPhysical exclusionMatrix crosslinkingOsmotic swellingGrowth