Journal article
Spatial structure, cooperation and competition in biofilms.
- Abstract:
- Biofilm formation, in which cells form matrix-enclosed communities, is a major mode of microbial life. The study of biofilms has revealed vast complexity both in terms of their resident species composition and phenotypic diversity. Despite this complexity, theoretical and experimental work in the past decade has identified common principles for understanding microbial biofilms. In this Review, we discuss how the spatial arrangement of genotypes within a community influences the cooperative and competitive cell-cell interactions that define biofilm form and function. Furthermore, we argue that a perspective rooted in ecology and evolution is fundamental to progress in microbiology.
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- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- 10.1038/nrmicro.2016.84
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- Publisher:
- Nature Publishing Group
- Journal:
- Nature Reviews Microbiology More from this journal
- Volume:
- 14
- Issue:
- 9
- Pages:
- 589-600
- Publication date:
- 2016-07-01
- Acceptance date:
- 2016-05-04
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1740-1526 and 1740-1534
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27452230
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English
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636500
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- Macmillan Publishers Limited
- Copyright date:
- 2016
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- © 2016 Macmillan Publishers Limited, part of Springer Nature. All rights reserved.
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