MicrobiologybioRxiv
Pulcherrimin formation controls growth arrest of the Bacillus subtilis biofilm
S. Arnaouteli, D. A. Matoz Fernandez, M. Porter…·N. Stanley-Wall
This study shows that pulcherrimin formation in Bacillus subtilis stops biofilm expansion by chelating iron, while also protecting the biofilm from invasion by neighboring communities.
DOI 10.1073/pnas.1903982116