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

Lynne S. Cairns; Laura Hobley; Nicola R. Stanley-Wall

doi:10.1111/mmi.12697

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

Lynne S. Cairns, Laura Hobley, Nicola R. Stanley-Wall (Lead / Corresponding author)

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	587-598
Number of pages	12
Journal	Molecular Microbiology
Volume	93
Issue number	4
Early online date	18 Jul 2014
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/mmi.12697
Publication status	Published - Aug 2014

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Bacillus subtilis
biofilm
MATRIX
assembly
hydrophobin

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

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Probing the assembly of the Bacillus subtilis flagellum and its role in signal transduction.

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Probing the assembly of the Bacillus subtilis flagellum and its role in signal transduction.

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