Article
Genes involved in formation of structured multicellular communities by Bacillus subtilis.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Jun 2004
Branda Steven S, González-Pastor José Eduardo, Dervyn Etienne, Ehrlich S Dusko, Losick Richard, Kolter Roberto
Abstract excerpt
The spore-forming bacterium Bacillus subtilis is capable of assembling multicellular communities (biofilms) that display a high degree of spatiotemporal organization. Wild strains that have not undergone domestication in the laboratory produce particularly robust biofilms with complex architectural features, such as fruiting-body-like aerial projections whose tips serve as preferential sites for sporulation. To...
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