The ability for bacteria to form boundaries between neighboring colonies as the result of
intra-species inhibition has been described for a limited number of species. Here, we report …

Quorum-sensing bacteria in a growing colony of cells send out signalling molecules (so-
called “autoinducers”) and themselves sense the autoinducer concentration in their vicinity …

Quorum sensing is a communication mechanism adopted by different bacterial strains for
the regulation of gene transcription. It takes place through the exchange of molecules called …

Most biofilm research has so far focused on investigating biofilms generated by single
bacterial strains. However, such single-species biofilms are rare in nature where bacteria …

Bacteria invade surfaces by forming dense colonies encased in a polymer matrix.
Successful settlement of founder bacteria, early microcolony development and later …

It is well known that biofilms are one of the most widespread forms of life on Earth, capable
of colonising almost any environment from humans to metals. 1 In general, biofilms manifest …

This study is a first outcome of a series of works on immobilized cultures of Chlorella
vulgaris. Colonies were grown independently on solid media under heterotrophic conditions …

Bacteria from the genus Marinobacter are ubiquitous throughout the worlds' oceans as
“opportunitrophs” capable of surviving a wide range of conditions, including colonization of …

Bacteria from the genus Marinobacter are ubiquitous throughout the worlds' oceans as
“opportunitrophs” capable of surviving a wide range of conditions, including colonization of …

Recently, in a commentary on our work, 1 Fernandez et al. highlighted some of their findings
which seem to contrast some of our experimental results. Fernandez et al. reported that …