Swarming bacteria undergo localized dynamic phase transition to form stress-induced biofilms

Self-organized multicellular behaviors enable cells to adapt and tolerate stressors to a greater degree than isolated cells. However, whether and how cellular communities alter their collective behaviors adaptively upon exposure to stress is largely unclear. Here, we investigate this question using...

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Main Authors: Iago Grobas, Marco Polin, Munehiro Asally
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2021-03-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/62632