ReviewCurrent opinion in microbiology2024
Biofilms as more than the sum of their parts: lessons from developmental biology.
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- Extracellular matrix chemistry tunes bacterial biofilm metabolism and optimizes fitness.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026Article
- Host-Pathogen Crosstalk in Pediatric Peritoneal Dialysis-Associated Peritonitis: Molecular Mechanisms Driving Peritoneal Membrane Remodeling.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
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- Carbon substrate type shapes spatial self-organization in a multi-species biofilm community.The ISME journal · 2026Article
- Extracellular matrix chemistry tunes bacterial biofilm metabolism and optimizes fitness.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- Dissecting the physics of bacterial biofilms with agent-based simulations.Current opinion in solid state & materials science · 2025Article
- Advancements in Wound Dressing Materials: Highlighting Recent Progress in Hydrogels, Foams, and Antimicrobial Dressings.Gels (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Real-time high-resolution microscopy reveals how single-cell lysis shapes biofilm matrix morphogenesis.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2024Article
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Abstract
Although our understanding of both bacterial cell physiology and the complex behaviors exhibited by bacterial biofilms is expanding rapidly, we cannot yet sum the behaviors of individual cells to understand or predict biofilm behavior. This is both because cell physiology in biofilms is different from planktonic growth and because cell behavior in biofilms is spatiotemporally patterned. We use developmental biology as a guide to examine this phenotypic patterning, discussing candidate cues that may encode spatiotemporal information and possible roles for phenotypic patterning in biofilms. We consider other questions that arise from the comparison between biofilm and eukaryotic development, including what defines normal biofilm development and the nature of biofilm cell types and fates. We conclude by discussing what biofilm development can tell us about developmental processes, emphasizing the additional challenges faced by bacteria in biofilm development compared with their eukaryotic counterparts.
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