Journey of dietary fiber along the gastrointestinal tract: role of physical interactions, mucus, and biochemical transformations
OW Meldrum, GE Yakubov - Critical Reviews in Food Science and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Dietary fiber-rich foods have been associated with numerous health benefits, including a
reduced risk of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. Harnessing the potential to deliver …
reduced risk of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. Harnessing the potential to deliver …
The depletion mechanism actuates bacterial aggregation by exopolysaccharides and determines species distribution & composition in bacterial aggregates
Bacteria in natural environments and infections are often found in cell aggregates
suspended in polymer-rich solutions, and aggregation can promote bacterial survival and …
suspended in polymer-rich solutions, and aggregation can promote bacterial survival and …
Morphogenesis of bacterial cables in polymeric environments
S Gonzalez La Corte, CA Stevens… - Science …, 2025 - science.org
Many bacteria live in polymeric fluids, such as mucus, environmental polysaccharides, and
extracellular polymers in biofilms. However, laboratory studies typically focus on cells in …
extracellular polymers in biofilms. However, laboratory studies typically focus on cells in …
Targeted depletion of bacteria from mixed populations by programmable adhesion with antagonistic competitor cells
Selective and targeted removal of individual species or strains of bacteria from complex
communities can be desirable over traditional, broadly acting antibacterials in several …
communities can be desirable over traditional, broadly acting antibacterials in several …
Active transport in complex environments
A key feature of many living systems, such as bacteria and eukaryotic cells, is their ability to
actively self-propel. Indeed, cellular motility underlies numerous critical biological …
actively self-propel. Indeed, cellular motility underlies numerous critical biological …
Behavior of ZnO nanoparticles in glycine solution: pH and size effect on aggregation and adsorption
A Godymchuk, I Papina, E Karepina… - Colloid and interface …, 2020 - Elsevier
Growing interest in nanoparticles'(NPs) behavior in the environment needs deeper purport
of interactions between NPs and amino acids. In this work, we evaluated particle size …
of interactions between NPs and amino acids. In this work, we evaluated particle size …
Interplay of motility and polymer-driven depletion forces in the initial stages of bacterial aggregation
MK Porter, AP Steinberg, RF Ismagilov - Soft Matter, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Motile bacteria are often found in complex, polymer-rich environments in which microbes
can aggregate via polymer-induced depletion forces. Bacterial aggregation has many …
can aggregate via polymer-induced depletion forces. Bacterial aggregation has many …
Role of the Yersinia pestis phospholipase D (Ymt) in the initial aggregation step of biofilm formation in the flea
CO Jarrett, JM Leung, S Motoshi, DE Sturdevant… - Mbio, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Transmission of Yersinia pestis by fleas depends on the formation of condensed bacterial
aggregates embedded within a gel-like matrix that localizes to the proventricular valve in the …
aggregates embedded within a gel-like matrix that localizes to the proventricular valve in the …
Food polyelectrolytes compress the colonic mucus hydrogel by a Donnan mechanism
Systems consisting of a polyelectrolyte solution in contact with a cross-linked polyelectrolyte
network are ubiquitous (eg, biofilms, drug-delivering hydrogels, and mammalian …
network are ubiquitous (eg, biofilms, drug-delivering hydrogels, and mammalian …
Morphogenesis of bacterial colonies in polymeric environments
Many bacteria live in polymeric fluids, such as mucus, environmental polysaccharides, and
extracellular polymers in biofilms. However, lab studies typically focus on cells in polymer …
extracellular polymers in biofilms. However, lab studies typically focus on cells in polymer …