Bacterial attachment to material surfaces can lead to the development of biofilms that cause
severe economic and health problems. The outcome of bacterial attachment is determined …

Microorganisms in natural and engineered environments interact with surfaces and form
aggregates consisting of cells and an extracellular matrix. The design of the process and …

Prokaryotes have the ability to walk on surfaces using type IV pili (TFP), a motility
mechanism known as twitching,. Molecular motors drive TFP extension and retraction, but …

Microbes often live in multispecies communities where interactions among community
members impact both the individual constituents and the surrounding environment. Here, we …

Our understanding of how oral microbiota adapt in response to changes in their
surroundings remains limited. This is particularly true of the slow-growing anaerobes that …

The attachment of bacteria to sediment particles has a significant impact on the level of
bacterial contamination in water. In this work, the attachment of Escherichia coli to particles …

Bacterial habitats are often associated with fluid flow environments. Bacterial twitching is
important for initial bacterial colonization and biofilm formation. The existing research about …

The extent of DMSP demethylation has been hypothesized to depend on DMSP availability
and bacterial sulfur demand, which might lead to niche differentiation of the demethylating …

Many bacteria rely on active cell appendages, such as type IV pili, to move over substrates
and interact with neighboring cells. Here, we study the motion of individual cells and …

Historians have debated whether pathways and events from the past to the present are
influenced largely by contingency, the dependence of outcomes on particular prior …