Microanatomy at Cellular Resolution and Spatial Order of Physiological Differentiation in a Bacterial Biofilm

ABSTRACT Bacterial biofilms are highly structured multicellular communities whose formation involves flagella and an extracellular matrix of adhesins, amyloid fibers, and exopolysaccharides. Flagella are produced by still-dividing rod-shaped Escherichia coli cells during postexponential growth when...

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Main Authors: Diego O. Serra, Anja M. Richter, Gisela Klauck, Franziska Mika, Regine Hengge
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2013
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/da9de75af45b4b8494a6381bb3f7de67
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