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Plasmids are the main vector by which antibiotic resistance is transferred between bacterial cells within surface-associated communities. In this study, we ask whether there is...

The amount of bacterial diversity present on many surfaces is enormous, yet how these levels of diversity persist in the face of the purifying processes that occur as bacterial...

Spatial self-organization is a hallmark of surface-associated microbial communities that is governed by local environmental conditions and further modified by interspecific...

Multi-step substrate consumption pathways can promote microbial biodiversity via cross-feeding. If one cell-type preferentially consumes a primary substrate rather than the...

Denitrification in oxic environments occurs when a microorganism uses nitrogen oxides as terminal electron acceptors even though oxygen is available. While this phenomenon is...

Droplet evaporation is a general process in unsaturated environments that results in micro-scale hydrodynamic flows which in turn determine the spatial distributions of...

The spread of antibiotic resistance is an emerging health crisis. Here, we demonstrate that phage predation can increase the transfer and proliferation of plasmid-encoded...

Surface-associated microbial systems are hotspots for the spread of plasmid-encoded antibiotic resistance, but how surface association affects plasmid transfer and proliferation...

Bacterial contact-dependent killing in spatially structured systems is shaped by physical constraints and biological interactions. In this study, we demonstrate the importance...

The persistence of antibiotic resistant (AR) bacteria in the absence of antibiotic pressure raises a paradox regarding the fitness costs associated with antibiotic resistance....

Many bacteria employ contact-dependent killing mechanisms, which require direct physical contact with a target cell, to gain an advantage over competitors. Here, we hypothesize...