Biofilm formation on human immune cells is a multicellular predation strategy of Vibrio cholerae

L Vidakovic, S Mikhaleva, H Jeckel, V Nisnevich… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Biofilm formation is generally recognized as a bacterial defense mechanism against
environmental threats, including antibiotics, bacteriophages, and leukocytes of the human …

[HTML][HTML] High-level biocidal products effectively eradicate pathogenic γ-proteobacteria biofilms from aquaculture facilities

F Acosta, D Montero, M Izquierdo, J Galindo-Villegas - Aquaculture, 2021 - Elsevier
The use of effective biocides as disinfectants is essential in aquaculture facilities. However,
while most biocides act effectively on free-living planktonic pathogens, they are seldom …

Dispersal of a dominant competitor can drive multispecies coexistence in biofilms

JD Holt, D Schultz, CD Nadell - Current Biology, 2024 - cell.com
Despite competition for both space and nutrients, bacterial species often coexist within
structured, surface-attached communities termed biofilms. While these communities play …

Sequence Polymorphisms in Vibrio cholerae HapR Affect Biofilm Formation under Aerobic and Anaerobic Conditions

JC Caigoy, T Shimamoto… - Applied and …, 2022 - journals.asm.org
We investigated the influence of hapR sequence mutations on the biofilm formation of Vibrio
cholerae. In this study, hapR sequences from 85 V. cholerae strains belonging to both …

The Role of Matrix Components in Multispecies Coexistence in Biofilms

MF Hansen, D Ronin, HT Kiesewalter, CI Amador… - Biofilm Matrix, 2024 - Springer
Bacterial communities are diverse and shaped by interspecies interactions. In biofilms, the
extracellular matrix impacts these interactions, affecting community functionality, diversity …