2019
Surviving as a Community: Antibiotic Tolerance and Persistence in Bacterial Biofilms
Yan J, Bassler B. Surviving as a Community: Antibiotic Tolerance and Persistence in Bacterial Biofilms. Cell Host & Microbe 2019, 26: 15-21. PMID: 31295420, PMCID: PMC6629468, DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2019.06.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurface-associated bacterial communitiesSingle-cell resolutionBiofilm formation processBiofilm resilienceBacterial communitiesPersister cellsAntibiotic toleranceBacterial toleranceBacterial biofilmsBiofilmsBacterial recurrenceToleranceAntibiotic resistanceRecent progressPersistencePhenotypeBiofilm eradicationNew strategyCommunityCellsHarmful role
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