title: The Pressurized Porous Surface Model: an improved tool to study bacterial behavior under a wide range of environmentally relevant matric potentials.
abstract: To study bacterial behavior under varying hydration conditions similar to surface soil, we have developed a system called the Pressurized Porous Surface Model (PPSM). Thin liquid films created by imposing a matric potential of -0.4 MPa impact gene expression and colony development in Pseudomonas putida.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Miljøvej, Building 113, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark.
authors.forename: Gamze
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gülez
authors.forename: Arnaud
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dechesne
authors.forename: Barth F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Smets
mesh_terms: D004777:Environment; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D008954:Models, Biological; D016062:Porosity; D011312:Pressure; D016958:Pseudomonas putida / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*