Department of Biology, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, USA.
Curr Biol. 2018 Jun 18;28(12):R697-R699. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.05.024.
Within a biofilm, individual cells might perform only a subset of activities required for overall success of the biofilm. A new study examining matrix production, a task necessary for biofilm formation, shows possible mechanisms of genetic or phenotypic division of labor.
在生物膜内,单个细胞可能只执行生物膜整体成功所需的活动的一部分。一项新的研究检查了基质的产生,这是生物膜形成所必需的任务,显示了遗传或表型分工的可能机制。