A technique developed by Politecnico di Milano researchers is enabling scientists to control specific bacterial functions ...

In this paper, we report on the structure and dynamics of biologically important model polymer mixtures that mimic the extracellular polymeric matrix in native biofilm of Bacillus subtilis. This ...

Using Bacillus subtilis as a model, the study highlights the benefits ... They collectively colonize our gut, also known as the gut microbiome, or form biofilms such as dental plaque. Living ...

In addition, Bacillus subtilis forms complex and robust biofilms - assemblies of cells, sugars and proteins that allow them to attach to surfaces. An interesting use of Bacillus subtilis biofilms ...

It proposes a mechanism for biofilm protection from reactive oxygen species (ROIs) through the examination of the Gram positive, Bacillus subtilis. The results highlight the importance of protein ...

Model system for many biofilms As samples, the scientists used biofilms from Bacillus subtilis, a harmless bacterium that thrives on plant roots and forms a useful symbiosis with them: it stores water ...

As samples, the scientists used biofilms from Bacillus subtilis, a harmless bacterium that thrives on plant roots and forms a useful symbiosis with them: it stores water so that the plant can possibly ...

"Our discovery demonstrates that bacterial biofilms employ a developmental patterning mechanism hitherto believed to be exclusive to vertebrates and plant systems," the researchers write. In the lab, ...

For example, Menaquinone-7 (MK-7), a sub-type of Vitamin K2, biosynthesized from Bacillus subtilis (B ... it is imperative to provide insights on the B. subtilis membrane permeability modifications, ...