Evidence of a possible multicellular life cycle in Escherichia coli
Devina Puri, Xin Fang, Kyle R. Allison
Abstract
, a unicellular organism, can follow a multistage, clonal, genetically-regulated, rosette-initiated multicellular life cycle. These findings have implications for synthetic biology, multicellular development, and the treatment and prevention of bacterial diseases.
Topics & Concepts
Multicellular organismMorphogenesisBiologyEscherichia coliFimbriaBiofilmRosette (schizont appearance)Cell biologyOrganismBacilliPolysaccharideMicrobiologyGeneticsCellBacteriaGeneBiochemistryImmunologyBacterial biofilms and quorum sensingMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyBacteriophages and microbial interactions