Periodicity of cell attachment patterns during Escherichia coli biofilm development.
The complex architecture of bacterial biofilms inevitably raises the question of their design. Microstructure of developing Escherichia coli biofilms was analyzed under static and laminar flow conditions. Cell attachment during early biofilm formation exhibited periodic density patterns that persisted during development. Several models for the origination of biofilm microstructure are considered, including an activator-inhibitor or Turing model.
Agladze
Konstantin
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Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA.
Jackson
Debra
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Romeo
Tony
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D001422:Bacterial Adhesion / Q000502:physiology*; D018441:Biofilms / Q000254:growth & development*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000502:physiology*; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D008954:Models, Biological; D010507:Periodicity; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012097:Repressor Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
C093587:CsrA protein, E coli; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins; D012097:Repressor Proteins