C. Nadell

Bacterial quorum sensing controls carbon metabolism to optimize growth in changing environmental conditions.

The paper shows that bacterial quorum sensing optimizes carbon metabolism by regulating methionine and tetrahydrofolate synthesis, enhancing growth in changing glucose conditions.

Spatial propagation of temperate phages within and among biofilms

The paper tracks temperate phages in biofilms, showing lysogens are over-represented in dispersal pools and have advantages in long-term propagation.

Dispersal of a dominant competitor can drive multispecies coexistence in biofilms

This study shows that biased dispersal of a dominant bacterial species prevents competitive exclusion, enabling coexistence in multispecies biofilms.

Matrix-trapped viruses can protect bacterial biofilms from invasion by colonizing cells

The paper shows that phages trapped in biofilm matrices can kill incoming bacteria, but prolonged exposure allows incoming cells to become protected by envelopment in curli clusters.

Phage mobility is a core determinant of phage-bacteria coexistence in biofilms

This study develops a biofilm simulation framework to explore how phage mobility affects coexistence with bacteria in biofilms, finding that phage diffusion through the biofilm matrix is a key determinant of their interaction dynamics.