Self-adaptation of Pseudomonas fluorescens biofilms to hydrodynamic stress

• Main Authors: Jara, Josué, Alarcón, Francisco, Monnappa, Ajay K., Santos, José Ignacio, Bianco, Valentino, Nie, Pin, Ciamarra, Massimo Pica, Canales, Ángeles, Dinis, Luis, López-Montero, Iván, Valeriani, Chantal, Orgaz, Belén
• Other Authors: School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Science::Biological sciences; Pseudomonas Fluorescens; Biofilms
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/146867
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In some conditions, bacteria self-organize into biofilms, supracellular structures made of a self-produced embedding matrix, mainly composed of polysaccharides, DNA, proteins, and lipids. It is known that bacteria change their colony/matrix ratio in the presence of external stimuli such as hydrodyna...