They found that as the bacteria grow, their colonies consistently form fascinating rough shapes resembling a branching head of broccoli, much more intricate than forms typically seen in a flat dish.

The result was a colony of almost heterogeneously ... the nutrient diffusion and consumption by bacterial cells and observe that suppression of branch formation occurs due to EPSs compared with ...

Rival colonies of bacteria can produce a lethal chemical ... to share a plate of limited nutrients with another colony, the branching patterns of both colonies become lopsided, leaving a space ...

Interactions between bacteria and polymers are ubiquitous in nature. For example, many bacteria live as multicellular colonies in polymeric fluids, including host-secreted mucus, exopolymers in the ...

In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, researchers identified and quantified fungal and bacterial microbial colonies attached to face masks used in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID ...

They can help forests regrow after fires, influence the health of much larger organisms, and live in intricate colonies that resemble a tie dye shirt. Some bacteria can even reflect light and give ...

PLAQUE ON TEETH, slime on stones, gunge around taps and showers. Biofilms—slimy, durable colonies of bacteria—are everywhere. Much of the research into them focuses on the hard-to-treat ...