Bacillus subtilis cells can escape biofilms by producing a hydrogel that ejects them

IF 18.7 1区生物学 Q1 MICROBIOLOGY

Nature Microbiology Pub Date : 2026-07-16 DOI:10.1038/s41564-026-02430-3

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Abstract

Bacillus subtilis biofilms can disperse by ejecting motile cells using osmotic pressure generated by a secreted hydrogel. This mechanism of biofilm dispersal has mechanistic parallels to a process in evolutionarily distant Cnidaria and might inform new therapeutic approaches to control biofilm dispersion.

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枯草芽孢杆菌细胞可以通过产生一种将生物膜喷射出去的水凝胶来逃离生物膜

枯草芽孢杆菌生物膜可以利用分泌的水凝胶产生的渗透压喷出运动细胞而分散。这种生物膜分散的机制与进化较远的刺胞菌中的一个过程具有机制上的相似之处，可能为控制生物膜分散提供新的治疗方法。

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Nature Microbiology Immunology and Microbiology-Microbiology

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44.40

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1.10%

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226

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