Fatty acid synthesis knockdown promotes biofilm wrinkling and inhibits sporulation in Bacillus subtilis
H. A. Arjes, H. Gui, R. Porter, E. Atolia, J. Peters, C. Gross, D. B. Kearns, K. A. Huang
This study uses CRISPRi to knockdown essential genes in Bacillus subtilis and finds that fatty acid synthesis knockdown increases biofilm wrinkling and inhibits sporulation.
bioRxiv · May 31, 2022Microbiology