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Psl trails guide exploration and microcolony formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms

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  • Kun Zhao

    (University of California)

  • Boo Shan Tseng

    (University of Washington)

  • Bernard Beckerman

    (Northwestern University)

  • Fan Jin

    (CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China)

  • Maxsim L. Gibiansky

    (University of California)

  • Joe J. Harrison

    (University of Washington)

  • Erik Luijten

    (Northwestern University
    Northwestern University)

  • Matthew R. Parsek

    (University of Washington)

  • Gerard C. L. Wong

    (University of California
    University of California
    California NanoSystems Institute, University of California)

Abstract

Cell-tracking experiments and simulations show that the Psl exopolysaccharide deposited by Pseudomonas aeruginosa guides the surface motility of subsequent cells that encounter the Psl trails, generating a ‘rich-get-richer’ effect that leads to microcolony formation.

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  • Kun Zhao & Boo Shan Tseng & Bernard Beckerman & Fan Jin & Maxsim L. Gibiansky & Joe J. Harrison & Erik Luijten & Matthew R. Parsek & Gerard C. L. Wong, 2013. "Psl trails guide exploration and microcolony formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms," Nature, Nature, vol. 497(7449), pages 388-391, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:497:y:2013:i:7449:d:10.1038_nature12155
    DOI: 10.1038/nature12155
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