Quorum-sensing control of matrix protein production drives fractal wrinkling and interfacial localization of Vibrio cholerae pellicles
Bacterial cells at fluid interfaces can self-assemble into soft living materials, called pellicles. Here, Qin and Bassler use the bacterium Vibrio cholerae as a model system to identify regulatory and structural components that drive sequential mechanical instabilities underlying pellicle morphogene...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2022-10-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33816-6 |