Microanatomy at Cellular Resolution and Spatial Order of Physiological Differentiation in a Bacterial Biofilm
ABSTRACT Bacterial biofilms are highly structured multicellular communities whose formation involves flagella and an extracellular matrix of adhesins, amyloid fibers, and exopolysaccharides. Flagella are produced by still-dividing rod-shaped Escherichia coli cells during postexponential growth when...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2013-05-01
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| Series: | mBio |
| Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.00103-13 |