A statistical physics view of swarming bacteria

A Be'er, G Ariel - Movement ecology, 2019 - Springer
Bacterial swarming is a collective mode of motion in which cells migrate rapidly over
surfaces, forming dynamic patterns of whirls and jets. This review presents a physical point …

The ins and outs of Bacillus proteases: activities, functions and commercial significance

CR Harwood, Y Kikuchi - FEMS Microbiology Reviews, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Because the majority of bacterial species divide by binary fission, and do not have
distinguishable somatic and germline cells, they could be considered to be immortal …

Ganoderma lucidum reduces obesity in mice by modulating the composition of the gut microbiota

CJ Chang, CS Lin, CC Lu, J Martel, YF Ko… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Obesity is associated with low-grade chronic inflammation and intestinal dysbiosis.
Ganoderma lucidum is a medicinal mushroom used in traditional Chinese medicine with …

Regulated proteolysis in bacteria

SA Mahmoud, P Chien - Annual review of biochemistry, 2018 - annualreviews.org
Regulated proteolysis is a vital process that affects all living things. Bacteria use energy-
dependent AAA+ proteases to power degradation of misfolded and native regulatory …

A phase diagram for bacterial swarming

A Be'er, B Ilkanaiv, R Gross, DB Kearns… - Communications …, 2020 - nature.com
Bacterial swarming is a rapid mass-migration, in which thousands of cells spread collectively
to colonize surfaces. Physically, swarming is a natural example for active particles that use …

Learning the space-time phase diagram of bacterial swarm expansion

H Jeckel, E Jelli, R Hartmann… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Coordinated dynamics of individual components in active matter are an essential aspect of
life on all scales. Establishing a comprehensive, causal connection between intracellular …

C-di-GMP Regulates Motile to Sessile Transition by Modulating MshA Pili Biogenesis and Near-Surface Motility Behavior in Vibrio cholerae

CJ Jones, A Utada, KR Davis, W Thongsomboon… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
In many bacteria, including Vibrio cholerae, cyclic dimeric guanosine monophosphate (c-di-
GMP) controls the motile to biofilm life style switch. Yet, little is known about how this occurs …

Bacterial biofilm material properties enable removal and transfer by capillary peeling

J Yan, A Moreau, S Khodaparast, A Perazzo… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Biofilms, surface‐attached communities of bacterial cells, are a concern in health and in
industrial operations because of persistent infections, clogging of flows, and surface fouling …

Cyclic diguanylate signaling in Gram-positive bacteria

EB Purcell, R Tamayo - FEMS microbiology reviews, 2016 - academic.oup.com
The nucleotide second messenger 3′-5′ cyclic diguanylate monophosphate (c-di-GMP) is
a central regulator of the transition between motile and non-motile lifestyles in bacteria …

Shelter in a swarm

RM Harshey, JD Partridge - Journal of molecular biology, 2015 - Elsevier
Flagella propel bacteria during both swimming and swarming, dispersing them widely.
However, while swimming bacteria use chemotaxis to find nutrients and avoid toxic …