ArticleLife (Basel, Switzerland)2014
A model of filamentous cyanobacteria leading to reticulate pattern formation.
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- The importance of filamentous cyanobacteria in the development of oxygenic photogranules.Scientific reports · 2017Article
- The role of inorganic nitrogen in successful formation of granular biofilms for wastewater treatment that support cyanobacteria and bacteria.AMB Express · 2017Article
- Social behaviour and collective motion in plant-animal worms.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2016Article
- Ecology and Physiology of the Pathogenic Cyanobacterium Roseofilum reptotaenium.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2014Article
- Cellular Dynamics Drives the Emergence of Supracellular Structure in the Cyanobacterium, Phormidium sp. KS.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2014Article
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Abstract
The filamentous cyanobacterium, Pseudanabaena, has been shown to produce reticulate patterns that are thought to be the result of its gliding motility. Similar fossilized structures found in the geological record constitute some of the earliest signs of life on Earth. It is difficult to tie these fossils, which are billions of years old, directly to the specific microorganisms that built them. Identifying the physicochemical conditions and microorganism properties that lead microbial mats to form macroscopic structures can lead to a better understanding of the conditions on Earth at the dawn of life. In this article, a cell-based model is used to simulate the formation of reticulate patterns in cultures of Pseudanabaena. A minimal system of long and flexible trichomes capable of gliding motility is shown to be sufficient to produce stable patterns consisting of a network of streams. Varying model parameters indicate that systems with little to no cohesion, high trichome density and persistent movement are conducive to reticulate pattern formation, in conformance with experimental observations.
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