Nicolas A. Ducharme

Sporulation modulates viscoelastic development through extracellular matrix restructuring in Bacillus subtilis biofilms

Biofilm formation–the establishment of cellular communities within a self-secreted polymer matrix–is a behavior exhibited by almost all species of bacteria. Bacterial biofilms are well described as viscoelastic materials, with properties that grant physical advantages, such as elastic resilience and viscous adaptabilit...