Plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) with biofilm-forming ability: a multifaceted agent for sustainable agriculture

N Ajijah, A Fiodor, AK Pandey, A Rana, K Pranaw - Diversity, 2023 - mdpi.com
Plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) enhance plant growth, as well as protect plants
from several biotic and abiotic stresses through a variety of mechanisms. Therefore, the …

Confined flow: consequences and implications for bacteria and biofilms

JC Conrad, R Poling-Skutvik - Annual review of chemical and …, 2018 - annualreviews.org
Bacteria overwhelmingly live in geometrically confined habitats that feature small pores or
cavities, narrow channels, or nearby interfaces. Fluid flows through these confined habitats …

Modulation of flagellar rotation in surface-attached bacteria: a pathway for rapid surface-sensing after flagellar attachment

M Schniederberend, JF Williams, E Shine… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Attachment is a necessary first step in bacterial commitment to surface-associated behaviors
that include colonization, biofilm formation, and host-directed virulence. The Gram-negative …

The accumulation and growth of Pseudomonas aeruginosa on surfaces is modulated by surface mechanics via cyclic-di-GMP signaling

L Wang, YC Wong, JM Correira, M Wancura… - npj Biofilms and …, 2023 - nature.com
Attachment of bacteria onto a surface, consequent signaling, and accumulation and growth
of the surface-bound bacterial population are key initial steps in the formation of pathogenic …

Biofilm Biology and Engineering of Geobacter and Shewanella spp. for Energy Applications

Y Hu, Y Wang, X Han, Y Shan, F Li… - Frontiers in Bioengineering …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Geobacter and Shewanella spp. were discovered in late 1980s as dissimilatory metal-
reducing microorganisms that can transfer electrons from cytoplasmic respiratory oxidation …

Social cooperativity of bacteria during reversible surface attachment in young biofilms: a quantitative comparison of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA14 and PAO1

CK Lee, J Vachier, J de Anda, K Zhao, AE Baker… - MBio, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
What are bacteria doing during “reversible attachment,” the period of transient surface
attachment when they initially engage a surface, besides attaching themselves to the …

Motile curved bacteria are Pareto-optimal

R Schuech, T Hoehfurtner, DJ Smith… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Curved rods are a ubiquitous bacterial phenotype, but the fundamental question of why they
are shaped this way remains unanswered. Through in silico experiments, we assessed …

Interplay of physico-chemical and mechanical bacteria-surface interactions with transport processes controls early biofilm growth: A review

MM Santore - Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Biofilms initiate when bacteria encounter and are retained on surfaces. The surface
orchestrates biofilm growth through direct physico-chemical and mechanical interactions …

Impact of hydrologic boundaries on microbial planktonic and biofilm communities in shallow terrestrial subsurface environments

HJ Smith, AJ Zelaya, KB De León… - FEMS microbiology …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Subsurface environments contain a large proportion of planetary microbial biomass and
harbor diverse communities responsible for mediating biogeochemical cycles important to …

Electroactive microbe communication: A crucial aspect for energy generation in bio-electrochemical systems

V Godbole, S Singh, PC Ramamurthy, NA Khan… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The rising environmental issues have intensified research in developing microbial fuel cells
(MFCs) as a green and sustainable source of energy generation. The discovery of …