ReviewFrontiers in cell and developmental biology2021
Bacterial Behavior in Confined Spaces.
Review in Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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8 citing papers in PubMed.
- Dual chemotaxis strategy of bacteria in porous media: Run-time and turn-angle bias.Biophysical journal · 2026Article
- Agent-based model for simulating microbial movement with a preferred target for agricultural biologicals.PeerJ · 2026Article
- Biophysics of Bacterial Colonial Structures and the Occupancy of Microecological Spaces.Biology · 2025Review
- Bacterial swimming in porous gels exhibits intermittent run motility with active turns and mechanical trapping.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Growth of nonmotile stress-responsive bacteria in 3D colonies under confining pressure.Biophysical journal · 2025Article
- Patterning Bacterial Cells on Quasi-Liquid Surfaces for Biofilm Morphological Control.Advanced functional materials · 2024Article
- Motility mediates satellite formation in confined biofilms.The ISME journal · 2023Article
- Regulating Bacterial Behavior within Hydrogels of Tunable Viscoelasticity.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2022Article
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Abstract
In confined spaces, bacteria exhibit unexpected cellular behaviors that are related to the biogeochemical cycle and human health. Types of confined spaces include lipid vesicles, polymer vesicles, emulsion droplets, microfluidic chips, and various laboratory-made chambers. This mini-review summarizes the behaviors of living bacteria in these confined spaces, including (a) growth and proliferation, (b) cell communication, and (c) motion. Future trends and challenges are also discussed in this paper.
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