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Collective Vortex-Like Movement of Bacillus subtilis Facilitates the Generation of Floating Biofilms

Bacteria in nature are usually found in complex multicellular structures, called biofilms. One common form of a biofilm is pellicle—a floating mat of bacteria formed in the water-air interphase. So far, our knowledge on the basic mechanisms underlying the formation of biofilms at air-liquid interfac...

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Autores principales: Steinberg, Nitai, Rosenberg, Gili, Keren-Paz, Alona, Kolodkin-Gal, Ilana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5884953/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29651280
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.00590