Flow environment and matrix structure interact to determine spatial competition in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms
Carey Nadell, Deirdre Ricaurte, Jing Yan, Knut Drescher, Bonnie Bassler
The paper shows that flow and matrix structure in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms affect competition, with wild-type cells dominating under simple flow but coexistence occurring under complex flow.
bioRxiv · Sep 25, 2016Microbiology