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Biofilm formation by B acillus subtilis: new insights into regulatory strategies and assembly mechanisms

Year: 2014

Type: review

Abstract: Biofilm formation is a social behaviour that generates favourable conditions for sustained survival in the natural environment. For the Gram-positive bacterium Bacillus subtilis the process involves the differentiation of cell fate within an isogenic population and the production of communal goods that form the biofilm matrix. Here we review recent progress in understanding the regulatory pathways that control biofilm formation and highlight developments in understanding the composition, function and structure of the biofilm matrix.

Source: Molecular Microbiology

DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12697

Authors: Lynne S. Cairns, Laura Hobley, Nicola R. Stanley‐Wall

Institution: University of Dundee

Language: English

Topic: Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing

Subfield: Molecular Biology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $4,430

Funders: Wellcome Trust, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council