Dispersal and colonisation in eukaryotes and prokaryotes

人类的虫害或疾病生物体问题从根本上说是一个不受欢迎的殖民问题。例如，细菌生物膜对人体组织表面的定植造成了高达70%的细菌感染；海洋生物对船体表面的定植每年给海洋航运业造成50亿美元的损失。这项提议将产生有关细菌和高等生物体分散和定居表面的能力的基本信息，从而允许开发防止不必要的表面定居的新技术。

The problem of pest or disease organisms for humanity is fundamentally a problem of unwanted colonisation. For example, colonisation of the surfaces of human tissues by bacterial biofilms is responsible for up to 70% of bacterial infections; colonisation of the surfaces of boat hulls by marine organisms costs the marine shipping industry > $5 billion per year. This proposal will generate fundamental information on the ability of both bacteria and higher organisms to disperse and colonise surfaces, allowing for the development of novel technologies for the prevention of unwanted colonisation of surfaces.