Self-organization in high-density bacterial colonies: efficient crowd control.

Colonies of bacterial cells can display complex collective dynamics, frequently culminating in the formation of biofilms and other ordered super-structures. Recent studies suggest that to cope with local environmental challenges, bacterial cells can actively seek out small chambers or cavities and a...

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Main Authors: HoJung Cho, Henrik Jönsson, Kyle Campbell, Pontus Melke, Joshua W Williams, Bruno Jedynak, Ann M Stevens, Alex Groisman, Andre Levchenko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-10-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2043048?pdf=render