Extracellular matrix chemistry tunes bacterial biofilm metabolism and optimizes fitness
Jinyang Li, Georgia R. Squyres, Kathy Duong, Courtney Reichhardt, Matthew R. Parsek, Dianne K. Newman
The paper shows how matrix chemistry in bacterial biofilms affects metabolism and fitness by modulating pyocyanin retention and electron transfer efficiency.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Apr 6, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology