Surface-associated microbes continue to surprise us in their sophisticated strategies for assembling biofilm communities.
Surface-associated microbes continue to surprise us in their sophisticated strategies for assembling biofilm communities.
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DOI：
10.12703/p6-26
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2014
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Parsek MR
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作者：
Wozniak DJ;Parsek MR
孤立的微生物很少出现。通常，它们以复杂的联合体或被称为生物膜的社区的形式生活。这些复杂结构中的微生物通常被包裹在大分子的基质中，统称为胞外聚合物(EPS)。在过去的十年里，与生物膜相关的研究在广度和深度上都有了巨大的增长。一个重要的焦点领域是对不同模式物种的纯培养生物膜的研究。这项工作让我们了解了生物膜形成过程中涉及的不同遗传决定因素以及影响这一过程的环境条件。这些研究还强调了生物膜发育的物种特有方面以及在许多不同生物体中观察到的共同趋势。这份报告强调了最近与生物膜相关的研究中一些令人兴奋的发现。
Microorganisms are rarely found in isolation. Frequently, they live as complex consortia or communities known as biofilms. The microbes within these complex structures are typically enmeshed in a matrix of macromolecules collectively known as the extracellular polymeric substances (EPS). The last decade has seen enormous growth in the breadth and depth of biofilm-related research. An important area of focus has been the study of pure culture biofilms of different model species. This work has informed us about the different genetic determinants involved in biofilm formation and the environmental conditions that influence the process. These studies have also highlighted both species-specific aspects of biofilm development and common trends observed across many different organisms. This report highlights some exciting findings in recent biofilm-related research.