2023
New Insights into Vibrio cholerae Biofilms from Molecular Biophysics to Microbial Ecology
Tai J, Ferrell M, Yan J, Waters C. New Insights into Vibrio cholerae Biofilms from Molecular Biophysics to Microbial Ecology. Advances In Experimental Medicine And Biology 2023, 1404: 17-39. PMID: 36792869, PMCID: PMC10726288, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-22997-8_2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsV. cholerae biofilmsBacterial signal transduction networkSignal transduction networksBiofilm formationVibrio cholerae biofilmsKey model systemV. choleraeEcological roleMicrobial ecologyTransduction networksBiofilm maturationEnvironmental survivalCholera pathogenesisMolecular biophysicsRegulatory systemVibrio choleraeEl Tor biotypeBacterial surface attachmentRecent insightsModel systemBiofilmsLife cycleSurface attachmentCholeraeCentral function
2019
Mechanical instability and interfacial energy drive biofilm morphogenesis
Yan J, Fei C, Mao S, Moreau A, Wingreen NS, Košmrlj A, Stone HA, Bassler BL. Mechanical instability and interfacial energy drive biofilm morphogenesis. ELife 2019, 8: e43920. PMID: 30848725, PMCID: PMC6453567, DOI: 10.7554/elife.43920.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurface-attached bacterial communityBiofilm morphogenesisMorphogenesis programHigher organismsBiofilm expansionDiversity of morphologiesBacterial communitiesBiofilm surface morphologyRegulatory componentsBiofilm formationBacterial biofilmsModel systemEssential constituentBiofilmsMorphogenesisMutagenesisQuantitative image analysisOrganismsDiversityVibrio