Bacillus subtilis biofilm development in the presence of soil clay minerals and iron oxides

Soil: Mineral effects on biofilms The effect of three soil minerals on biofilm production is clarified by research using the common soil bacterium Bacillus subtilis. The mineral composition of soil is known to affect biofilm production, but the mechanisms underpinning minerals’ influences have not b...

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Autores principales:	Wenting Ma, Donghai Peng, Sharon L. Walker, Bin Cao, Chun-Hui Gao, Qiaoyun Huang, Peng Cai
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2017
Materias:	Microbial ecology QR100-130
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:6add460d134d4689a3964cb8afdff38e2021-12-02T15:10:33ZBacillus subtilis biofilm development in the presence of soil clay minerals and iron oxides10.1038/s41522-017-0013-62055-5008https://doaj.org/article/6add460d134d4689a3964cb8afdff38e2017-02-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41522-017-0013-6https://doaj.org/toc/2055-5008Soil: Mineral effects on biofilms The effect of three soil minerals on biofilm production is clarified by research using the common soil bacterium Bacillus subtilis. The mineral composition of soil is known to affect biofilm production, but the mechanisms underpinning minerals’ influences have not been well studied. Peng Cai and colleagues at Huazhong Agricultural University in China, with co-workers in the United States and Singapore, studied Bacillus subtilis growing in the presence of the minerals montmorillonite, kaolinite, and goethite. Their results suggest the minerals, especially goethite, can encourage biofilm formation by promoting the bursting of bacterial cells. The effect of goethite was attributed to the size of its grains being generally smaller than the bacterial cells. By quantifying the effect of these minerals, the research will assist understanding of biofilm formation and the growth and persistence of bacterial populations in soils.Wenting MaDonghai PengSharon L. WalkerBin CaoChun-Hui GaoQiaoyun HuangPeng CaiNature PortfolioarticleMicrobial ecologyQR100-130ENnpj Biofilms and Microbiomes, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2017)
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spellingShingle	Microbial ecology QR100-130 Wenting Ma Donghai Peng Sharon L. Walker Bin Cao Chun-Hui Gao Qiaoyun Huang Peng Cai Bacillus subtilis biofilm development in the presence of soil clay minerals and iron oxides
description	Soil: Mineral effects on biofilms The effect of three soil minerals on biofilm production is clarified by research using the common soil bacterium Bacillus subtilis. The mineral composition of soil is known to affect biofilm production, but the mechanisms underpinning minerals’ influences have not been well studied. Peng Cai and colleagues at Huazhong Agricultural University in China, with co-workers in the United States and Singapore, studied Bacillus subtilis growing in the presence of the minerals montmorillonite, kaolinite, and goethite. Their results suggest the minerals, especially goethite, can encourage biofilm formation by promoting the bursting of bacterial cells. The effect of goethite was attributed to the size of its grains being generally smaller than the bacterial cells. By quantifying the effect of these minerals, the research will assist understanding of biofilm formation and the growth and persistence of bacterial populations in soils.
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author	Wenting Ma Donghai Peng Sharon L. Walker Bin Cao Chun-Hui Gao Qiaoyun Huang Peng Cai
author_facet	Wenting Ma Donghai Peng Sharon L. Walker Bin Cao Chun-Hui Gao Qiaoyun Huang Peng Cai
author_sort	Wenting Ma
title	Bacillus subtilis biofilm development in the presence of soil clay minerals and iron oxides
title_short	Bacillus subtilis biofilm development in the presence of soil clay minerals and iron oxides
title_full	Bacillus subtilis biofilm development in the presence of soil clay minerals and iron oxides
title_fullStr	Bacillus subtilis biofilm development in the presence of soil clay minerals and iron oxides
title_full_unstemmed	Bacillus subtilis biofilm development in the presence of soil clay minerals and iron oxides
title_sort	bacillus subtilis biofilm development in the presence of soil clay minerals and iron oxides
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2017
url	https://doaj.org/article/6add460d134d4689a3964cb8afdff38e
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Bacillus subtilis biofilm development in the presence of soil clay minerals and iron oxides

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