Laboratório de Estudos Avançados de Microrganimos Emergentes e Resistentes, Departamento de Microbiologia Geral, Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Centro de Ciências da Saúde bloco bloco E, subsolo, sala 05, Cidade Universitária, Ilha do Fundão. 21941-902 Rio de Janeiro RJ Brasil.
Cien Saude Colet. 2022 Mar;27(3):947-950. doi: 10.1590/1413-81232022273.22982021. Epub 2021 Dec 26.
In the present perspective, some parallels are drawn between a career as a scientist in Brazil and the ability of microorganisms to form a biofilm. Do these connections really exist? Definitely the answer is YES. Over billions of years, microbial biofilms have evolved in order to form a cohesive, well-structured, organized and dynamic community, which is characterized by its resistant/resilient profile to several environmental stressors. Adapting to constant change is a necessary attribute for survival and perpetuation of all live organisms, which are key signatures present in the hereditary molecule. Brazilian scientists are faced with many stressful situations along their journey in academia, which requires constant adaptability, reorganization and, above all, resilience. Can we take some lessons from what we know about the biofilm lifestyle developed by microorganisms? The answer is yes!
在本篇观点文中，我们将探讨巴西科学家的职业发展与微生物形成生物膜的能力之间存在一些相似之处。这些联系真的存在吗？答案是肯定的。在数十亿年的时间里，微生物生物膜已经进化到能够形成一个有凝聚力、结构良好、组织有序和动态的群落，其特点是对多种环境胁迫具有抗性/弹性。适应不断变化的环境是所有生物生存和延续的必要属性，这也是遗传分子中的关键特征。巴西科学家在学术界的发展过程中面临着许多压力，这需要他们不断地适应、重组，最重要的是要有韧性。我们能否从微生物形成生物膜的生活方式中学到一些东西呢？答案是肯定的！
