Multicellular biofilm formation and surface motility are bacterial behaviors considered
mutually exclusive. However, the basic decision to move over or stay attached to a surface is …

Bacterial lifestyle is influenced by environmental signals, and many differentiation processes
in bacteria are governed by the threshold concentrations of molecules present in their niche…

Bacillus subtilis is an intensively studied Gram-positive bacterium that has become one of
the models for biofilm development. B. subtilis 168 is a well-known domesticated strain that …

Bacterial biofilms are dynamic and structurally complex communities, involving cell-to-cell
interactions. In recent years, various environmental signals that induce the complex biofilm …

Many bacteria cycle between sessile and motile forms in which they must sense and respond
to internal and external signals to coordinate appropriate physiology. Maintaining fitness …

Robust colony formation by Bacillus subtilis is recognized as one of the sessile, multicellular
lifestyles of this bacterium. Numerous pathways and genes are responsible for the …

Bacteria rapidly adapt to their environment by integrating external stimuli through diverse
signal transduction systems. Pseudomonas aeruginosa , for example, senses surface contact …

Microbes provide an intriguing system to study social interaction among individuals within a
population. The short generation times and relatively simple genetic modification …

The aim of this study was directed to reveal the repulsive effect of coated glass slides by
quercetin and its bio-inspired titanium oxide and tungsten oxide nanoparticles on physical …

The present work was targeted to design a surface against cell seeding and adhering of
bacteria, Bacillus subtilis. A multi-walled carbon nanotube/titanium dioxide nano-power was …