2021
Searching for the Secret of Stickiness: How Biofilms Adhere to Surfaces
Jiang Z, Nero T, Mukherjee S, Olson R, Yan J. Searching for the Secret of Stickiness: How Biofilms Adhere to Surfaces. Frontiers In Microbiology 2021, 12: 686793. PMID: 34305846, PMCID: PMC8295476, DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.686793.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
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