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ArticlemBio2026

Cannibalism shapes biofilm structure and composition in

Lena Friebel, Jan-Philipp Knepper, Nathalie Sofie Becker, Gorkhmaz Abbaszade, Kathrin Stückrath, Jens Soltwisch, Susann Müller, Klaus Dreisewerd, Thorsten Mascher

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Article in mBio, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Lena FriebelTUD University of Technology Dresden, Chair of General Microbiology, Dresden, Germany.ORCID 0009-0000-6022-2447
Jan-Philipp KnepperInstitute of Hygiene, University of Münster, Münster, Germany.
Nathalie Sofie BeckerTUD University of Technology Dresden, Chair of General Microbiology, Dresden, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6893-1181
Gorkhmaz AbbaszadeDepartment of Applied Microbial Ecology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, Leipzig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8451-9579
Kathrin StückrathDepartment of Applied Microbial Ecology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, Leipzig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4862-175X
Jens SoltwischInstitute of Hygiene, University of Münster, Münster, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-0258-1561
Susann MüllerDepartment of Applied Microbial Ecology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, Leipzig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2060-6256
Klaus DreisewerdInstitute of Hygiene, University of Münster, Münster, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-7619-808X
Thorsten MascherTUD University of Technology Dresden, Chair of General Microbiology, Dresden, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6300-5541

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In IMPORTANCE: Programmed cell death (PCD) is a ubiquitous and crucial mechanism to structure eukaryotic multicellular tissues. PCD-like processes have also been described in bacteria, but their contribution to multicellular development is poorly understood. Cannibalism in

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Bacillus subtilisBiofilmsBacterial ProteinsBacterial ToxinsFlow CytometrySpores, BacterialBacterial ProteinsBacterial Toxinsantimicrobial peptidesBacillus subtilisdifferentiationflow cytometryMALDI-mass spectrometry imagingmulticellularityprogrammed cell deathsporulation

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PMID42294941
PMCPMC13343845

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