MicrobiologyThe ISME JournalPeer-reviewed
Swarming bacteria exhibit developmental phase transitions to establish scattered colonies in new regions
Amanda M. Zdimal, Giacomo Di Dio, Wanxiang Liu…·Abhishek Shrivastava
The paper studies T9SS-driven bacterial swarms, showing they transition through phase changes to form scattered microcolonies, reducing competition in the oral microbiota.