Biofilms articles within Nature

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  19 July 2022 | Open Access

  Archaic chaperone–usher pili self-secrete into superelastic zigzag springs

  The Csu pili of the multidrug-resistant nosocomial pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii assemble into an ultrathin zigzag architecture secured by a clinch mechanism that provides the pilus with high mechanical stability and superelasticity.

  • Natalia Pakharukova
  • , Henri Malmi
  •  & Anton V. Zavialov

• Article | 21 October 2015

  Ion channels enable electrical communication in bacterial communities

  Ion channels in bacterial biofilms are shown to conduct long-range electrical signals within the biofilm community through the propagation of potassium ions; as predicted by a simple mathematical model, potassium channel gating is shown to coordinate metabolic states between distant cells via electrical communication.

  • Arthur Prindle
  • , Jintao Liu
  •  & Gürol M. Süel

• Article | 22 July 2015

  Metabolic co-dependence gives rise to collective oscillations within biofilms

  The emergence of long-range metabolic co-dependence within a biofilm drives oscillations in growth that resolve a social conflict between cooperation and competition, thereby increasing community-level fitness against chemical attack.

  • Jintao Liu
  • , Arthur Prindle
  •  & Gürol M. Süel

• Letter | 08 May 2013

  Psl trails guide exploration and microcolony formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms

  Cell-tracking experiments and simulations show that the Psl exopolysaccharide deposited by Pseudomonas aeruginosa guides the surface motility of subsequent cells that encounter the Psl trails, generating a ‘rich-get-richer’ effect that leads to microcolony formation.

  • Kun Zhao
  • , Boo Shan Tseng
  •  & Gerard C. L. Wong

• Research Highlights | 05 December 2012

  Cheaters are bad for biofilms

• Research Highlights | 22 August 2012

  Cigarette smoke boosts biofilms

• Research Highlights | 18 July 2012

  Watching biofilms form

• Research Highlights | 11 July 2012

  Bacteria bore through biofilms

• Research Highlights | 02 May 2012

  Bacterial biofilm breakdown

• News | 06 December 2011

  Deconstructing dental plaque

  Imaging technique could show how dozens of bacteria interact in the human mouth.

  • Monya Baker

• Research Highlights | 10 August 2011

  Biofilm for yeast sex

• Research Highlights | 06 July 2011

  Barnacles help battle biofilms

• Letter | 01 June 2011

  Nematoda from the terrestrial deep subsurface of South Africa

  • G. Borgonie
  • , A. García-Moyano
  •  & T. C. Onstott

• News | 16 August 2010

  Bacteria sniff out their food

  The simplest form of cellular life can scent nutrients from a distance.

  • Janelle Weaver

• Letter | 20 May 2010

  Staphylococcus epidermidis Esp inhibits Staphylococcus aureus biofilm formation and nasal colonization

  • Tadayuki Iwase
  • , Yoshio Uehara
  •  & Yoshimitsu Mizunoe

• Research Highlights | 05 May 2010

  Microbiology: Bacterial break up