Bacterial communities Form biofilms in response to purified peptidoglycan
As already indicated by previous experiments, not only #V_cholerae reacts to purified #peptidoglycan but this behaviour can also be observed in different biofilm forming species.
So Sanika has "demonstrated that exogenous PG released by cellular lysis […]
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Lysates from different bacertial species can trigger biofilm formation in V.cholerae
After exploring different hypotheses, a control experiment revealed that not only #lysate of #V_cholerae communities but also from #E_coli, #P_aeruginosa, and even #Gram-negative bacteria such as #B_subtilis can trigger the response.
Biofilm formation after exposure to phages
During her research at the #mpitm, Sanika found that #V_cholerae forms biofilms directly after treated with #phages.
Nice work by Sanika Vaidya (and collegues)
done during our PhDs together at @maxplanckgesellschaft and @unibasel
Peptidoglycan triggers #biofilm formation across bacterial species.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-024-01886-5
#openaccess #mpg #mpitm #phage #V_cholerae #bacteria #microbiology […]
