Network patterns in exponentially growing two-dimensional biofilms

Zachreson, C; Yap, X; Gloag, ES; Shimoni, R; Whitchurch, CB; Toth, M

Network patterns in exponentially growing two-dimensional biofilms

Zachreson, C

Yap, X Gloag, ES Shimoni, R Whitchurch, CB

Toth, M

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Citation:: Physical Review E, 2017, 96 (4)
Issue Date:: 2017-10-04

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dc.contributor.author	Zachreson, C https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0578-4049	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Yap, X	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Gloag, ES	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Shimoni, R	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Whitchurch, CB https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2296-3791	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Toth, M https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1564-4899	en_US
dc.date.issued	2017-10-04	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Physical Review E, 2017, 96 (4)	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	2470-0045	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/114293
dc.description.abstract	© 2017 American Physical Society. Anisotropic collective patterns occur frequently in the morphogenesis of two-dimensional biofilms. These patterns are often attributed to growth regulation mechanisms and differentiation based on gradients of diffusing nutrients and signaling molecules. Here, we employ a model of bacterial growth dynamics to show that even in the absence of growth regulation or differentiation, confinement by an enclosing medium such as agar can itself lead to stable pattern formation over time scales that are employed in experiments. The underlying mechanism relies on path formation through physical deformation of the enclosing environment.	en_US
dc.relation	http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP140102721
dc.relation.ispartof	Physical Review E	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1103/PhysRevE.96.042401	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Fluids & Plasmas	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Biofilms	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Pseudomonas aeruginosa	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Agar	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Movement	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Anisotropy	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Algorithms	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Elasticity	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Models, Biological	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Time Factors	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Computer Simulation	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Bacterial Physiological Phenomena	en_US
dc.title	Network patterns in exponentially growing two-dimensional biofilms	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	4	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	96	en_US
utslib.for	0605 Microbiology	en_US
utslib.for	029901 Biological Physics	en_US
utslib.for	1004 Medical Biotechnology	en_US
utslib.for	01 Mathematical Sciences	en_US
utslib.for	02 Physical Sciences	en_US
utslib.for	09 Engineering	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science/School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - IBMD - Initiative for Biomedical Devices
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - ithree - Institute of Infection, Immunity and Innovation
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - MTEE - Research Centre Materials and Technology for Energy Efficiency
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.issue	4	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	96	en_US

Abstract:

© 2017 American Physical Society. Anisotropic collective patterns occur frequently in the morphogenesis of two-dimensional biofilms. These patterns are often attributed to growth regulation mechanisms and differentiation based on gradients of diffusing nutrients and signaling molecules. Here, we employ a model of bacterial growth dynamics to show that even in the absence of growth regulation or differentiation, confinement by an enclosing medium such as agar can itself lead to stable pattern formation over time scales that are employed in experiments. The underlying mechanism relies on path formation through physical deformation of the enclosing environment.

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