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Gluconate acts as a signal to induce biofilm in Bacillus subtilis
Courtney Price, Amelia Sadlon, Amina Bradley…·Elizabeth A. Shank
This study identifies gluconate as a signal that induces biofilm formation in Bacillus subtilis by increasing iron availability, independent of bacillibactin.
DOI 10.64898/2026.09.08.750294