生物
微尺度化学
空间组织
生态学
生化工程
数据科学
计算生物学
计算机科学
工程类
数学教育
数学
作者
Aimee K. Wessel,Laura R. Hmelo,Matthew R. Parsek,Marvin Whiteley
摘要
Microorganisms can form complex, spatially organized communities that are coordinated by both physical and chemical intercellular interactions, as well as by other molecules present in the surrounding environment. Here, Whiteley and colleagues describe a number of microscale techniques for reproducing small bacterial communities in the laboratory. They also discuss the analytical tools available to monitor the impact of spatial organization on both bacterial behaviour and the generation of phenotypic heterogeneity. Microorganisms lead social lives and use coordinated chemical and physical interactions to establish complex communities. Mechanistic insights into these interactions have revealed that there are remarkably intricate systems for coordinating microbial behaviour, but little is known about how these interactions proceed in the spatially organized communities that are found in nature. This Review describes the technologies available for spatially organizing small microbial communities and the analytical methods for characterizing the chemical environment surrounding these communities. Together, these complementary technologies have provided novel insights into the impact of spatial organization on both microbial behaviour and the development of phenotypic heterogeneity within microbial communities.
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