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Jolien Meesters

KU LeuvenORCID 0000-0002-5985-2959Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Matrix-controlled emergence of biofilm architecture shapes antimicrobial survival

Tom E. R. Belpaire, Jolien Meesters, Thibault Debord, Jiří Pešek, Bram Lories, Peter J. Yunker, Hans P. L. Steenackers, Bart Smeets

This study shows that increasing matrix production in Salmonella biofilms reorganizes their structure, altering antimicrobial killing patterns and reducing antimicrobial survival.

bioRxiv · Sep 26, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology