ReviewNPJ biofilms and microbiomes2025
Disentangling the feedback loops driving spatial patterning in microbial communities.
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- Spatial constraints determine the spread of plasmid-encoded antibiotic resistance between bacterial colonies.mSystems · 2026Article
- Intelligent Plasmonic Bio-Holoelectrochemical Systems: A Testable Architecture for Light-Programmed Microbial Electrochemistry.Global challenges (Hoboken, NJ) · 2026Review
- Biofilm Formation and Plastic Degradation in Bacteria from Different Environments: Evidence for Phenotypic Acclimation and Metabolic Exaptation.Microorganisms · 2026Article
- Microbial Interactions Shape Spatial Organisation and Transcriptional Responses in a Model Mixed-Species Biofilm.Microbial ecology · 2026Article
- Interplay of Spatial Structure and Interactions in Microbial Communities.Environmental microbiology · 2026Review
- Spatial structure: shaping the ecology and evolution of microbial communities.FEMS microbiology reviews · 2026Review
- Substrate toxicity drives successive range expansions opposing spatial intermixing in cross-feeding consortia.ISME communications · 2026Article
- Small-scale biogeography of biofilms and its implications for sequencing-based studies.ISME communications · 2026Article
- National-scale biogeography and function of river and stream bacterial biofilm communities.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Advances in synthetic microbial ecosystems approach for studying ecological interactions and their influencing factors.Engineering microbiology · 2025Review
- Individual-based modeling unravels spatial and social interactions in bacterial communities.The ISME journal · 2025Review
- Deciphering microbial spatial organization: insights from synthetic and engineered communities.ISME communications · 2025Review
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Abstract
The properties of multispecies biofilms are determined by how species are arranged in space. How these patterns emerge is a complex and largely unsolved problem. Here, we synthesize the known factors affecting pattern formation, identify the interdependencies and feedback loops coupling them, and discuss approaches to disentangle their effects. Finally, we propose an interdisciplinary research program that could create a predictive understanding of pattern formation in microbial communities.
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