Collective Vortex-Like Movement of Bacillus subtilis Facilitates the Generation of Floating Biofilms

Bacteria in nature are usually found in complex multicellular structures, called biofilms. One common form of a biofilm is pellicle—a floating mat of bacteria formed in the water-air interphase. So far, our knowledge on the basic mechanisms underlying the formation of biofilms at air-liquid interfac...

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Main Authors: Nitai Steinberg, Gili Rosenberg, Alona Keren-Paz, Ilana Kolodkin-Gal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.00590/full