Bringing cells to the edge

Elife. 2022 Nov 2:11:e83789. doi: 10.7554/eLife.83789.

Abstract

A network of open channels allows cells and molecular cargo to travel from the center to the periphery of lab-grown colonies of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, helping to eradicate competing species.

Keywords: Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Staphylococcus aureus; bacteria; interfacial mechanics; long-range transport; pattern formation; physics of living systems.

Publication types

  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Biofilms*
  • Phagocytosis
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • Staphylococcus aureus*