Abstract：
:Swarming is the fastest known bacterial mode of surface translocation and enables the rapid colonization of a nutrient-rich environment and host tissues. This complex multicellular behavior requires the integration of chemical and physical signals, which leads to the physiological and morphological differentiation of the bacteria into swarmer cells. Here, we provide a review of recent advances in the study of the regulatory pathways that lead to swarming behavior of different model bacteria. It has now become clear that many of these pathways also affect the formation of biofilms, surface-attached bacterial colonies. Decision-making between rapidly colonizing a surface and biofilm formation is central to bacterial survival among competitors. In the second part of this article, we review recent developments in the understanding of the transition between motile and sessile lifestyles of bacteria.
journal_name
Trends Microbioljournal_title
Trends in microbiologyauthors
Verstraeten N,Braeken K,Debkumari B,Fauvart M,Fransaer J,Vermant J,Michiels Jdoi
10.1016/j.tim.2008.07.004subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2008-10-01 00:00:00pages
496-506issue
10eissn
0966-842Xissn
1878-4380pii
S0966-842X(08)00187-Xjournal_volume
16pub_type
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