MicrobiologyThe ISME JournalPeer-reviewed
Carbon substrate type shapes spatial self-organization in a multi-species biofilm community
Deyong Zhu, Anna Justina Svagan, Nan Yang…·Mette Burmølle
This study shows that carbon substrate type influences spatial organization in a synthetic bacterial community, with diffusible sugars promoting intermixing and polymers fostering structured biofilms.
DOI 10.1093/ismejo/wrag223