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Abstract
The dispersal of bacterial cells from a matured biofilm can be mediated either by active or passive mechanisms. In this issue of the Journal of Bacteriology, Nishikawa and Kobayashi demonstrate that the presence of calcium influences dispersal of spores from the pellicle biofilm of Bacillus subtilis The authors propose that temporal heterogeneity in matrix production and chelation of calcium by dipicolinic acid in spores weakens the biofilm matrix and causes passive dispersal.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | e00192-21 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Bacteriology |
| Volume | 203 |
| Issue number | 14 |
| Early online date | 29 Apr 2021 |
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| Publication status | Published - 22 Jun 2021 |
Keywords
- Bacillus subtilis
- biofilm
- dispersal
- spore
- development
- Spore
- Dispersal
- Biofilm
- Development
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Insect Science
- Virology
- Microbiology
- Immunology
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IKC Biofilms (Collaboration with University of Southampton via University of Edinburgh)
Stanley-Wall, N. (Investigator)
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
1/12/17 → 30/11/22
Project: Research
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Architecture of a Biofilm (Joint with University of Edinburgh)
Campbell, P. (Investigator), Davidson, F. (Investigator), Ferguson, M. (Investigator), Stanley-Wall, N. (Investigator) & Swedlow, J. (Investigator)
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
1/02/17 → 31/07/23
Project: Research