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The Mechanical World of Bacteria #MMPMID26000479
Persat A; Nadell CD; Kim MK; Ingremeau F; Siryaporn A; Drescher K; Wingreen NS; Bassler BL; Gitai Z; Stone HA
Cell 2015[May]; 161 (5): 988-97 PMID26000479show ga
In the wild, bacteria are predominantly associated with surfaces as opposed to existing as free-swimming, isolated organisms. They are thus subject to surface-specific mechanics including hydrodynamic forces, adhesive forces, the rheology of their surroundings and transport rules that define their encounters with nutrients and signaling molecules. Here, we highlight the effects of mechanics on bacterial behaviors on surfaces at multiple length scales, from single bacteria to the development of multicellular bacterial communities such as biofilms.