Highlights•Motility appendages such as flagella and type IV pili (TFP) can participate in
surface sensing for a broad range of bacteria.•Surface sensing can involve both physical …

The microbiome presents great opportunities for understanding and improving the world
around us and elucidating the interactions that compose it. The microbiome also poses …

Biofilms are complex, self-organized consortia of microorganisms that produce a functional,
protective matrix of biomolecules. Physically, the structure of a biofilm can be described as …

Bacteria form surface-attached communities, known as biofilms, which are central to
bacterial biology and how they affect us. Although surface-attached bacteria often …

Bacterial biofilms are usually assumed to originate from individual cells deposited on a
surface. However, many biofilm-forming bacteria tend to aggregate in the planktonic phase …

Infection and thrombosis associated with medical implants cause significant morbidity and
mortality worldwide. As we know, current technologies to prevent infection and thrombosis …

We investigate the deposition and transient adhesion of Escherichia coli on alkyl and
fluoroalkyl silanized glass surfaces of different carbon chain lengths. The rate at which …

The structure of bacterial biofilms depends on environmental conditions, such as availability
of nutrients, during biofilm formation. In turn, variations in biofilm structure in part reflect …

Monotrichous bacteria on surfaces exhibit complex spinning movements. Such spinning
motility is often a part of the surface detachment launch sequence of these cells. To …

Cell size control and homeostasis are fundamental features of bacterial metabolism. Recent
work suggests that cells add a constant size between birth and division (“adder” model) …