Negative interplay between biofilm formation and competence in the environmental strains of Bacillus subtilis
Q. She, E. Hunter, Y. Qin, S. Nicolau, E. A. Zalis, H. Wang, Y. Chen, Y. Chai
This study shows that robust biofilm formation in environmental Bacillus subtilis strains reduces competent cell rates through cross-pathway regulation between biofilm and competence systems.
bioRxiv · Jun 15, 2020Microbiology