Stay or Go: Sulfolobales Biofilm Dispersal Is Dependent on a Bifunctional VapB Antitoxin

Abstract

Biofilms allow microbes to resist a multitude of stresses and stay proximate to vital nutrients. The mechanisms of entering and leaving a biofilm are highly regulated to ensure microbial survival, but are not yet well described in archaea.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Apr 25, 2023
Source ID
10.1128/mbio.00053-23

Entities

People

  • April M. Lewis
  • Daniel J. Willard
  • Mohamad J. H. Manesh
  • Robert M. Kelly
  • Shamphavi Sivabalasarma
  • Sonja-Verena Albers

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • German Research Foundation
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Science Foundation
  • North Carolina State University
  • University of Freiburg

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Biology
  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Microbial Pathology
  • Naval Personnel Management

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology