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Meiyi Yao

University of Pittsburgh

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Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Colony morphogenesis regulates sporulation dynamics in bacterial biofilms

Joshua M. Jones, Meiyi Yao, Andrew Mugler, Joseph Larkin

This study shows that colony expansion and sporulation dynamics in Bacillus subtilis biofilms are interdependent, with sporulation waves driving dormancy while non-sporulating cells maintain expansion.

Cell Reports · Sep 17, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology