@article{dc66e7eba2f740bfb6d6a1f614ab9175,
title = "The mechanical world of bacteria",
abstract = "In the wild, bacteria are predominantly associated with surfaces as opposed to existing as free-swimming, isolated organisms. They are thus subject to surface-specific mechanics, including hydrodynamic forces, adhesive forces, the rheology of their surroundings, and transport rules that define their encounters with nutrients and signaling molecules. Here, we highlight the effects of mechanics on bacterial behaviors on surfaces at multiple length scales, from single bacteria to the development of multicellular bacterial communities such as biofilms.",
author = "Alexandre Persat and Nadell, {Carey D.} and Kim, {Minyoung Kevin} and Francois Ingremeau and Albert Siryaporn and Knut Drescher and Wingreen, {Ned S.} and Bassler, {Bonnie Lynn} and Zemer Gitai and Stone, {Howard A.}",
note = "Funding Information: This work was supported by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation through grant GBMF 2550.02 to the Life Sciences Research Foundation (A.P.), the NSF grant CBET-1330288 (Z.G. and H.A.S.), the NSF grant MCB-1119232 (B.L.B., H.A.S., and N.S.W.), the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (B.L.B. and C.D.N.), the NIH grant R01GM065859 (B.L.B.), the STX fellowship (M.K.K.), the Human Frontier Science Program (K.D.), and the Max Planck Society (K.D. and C.D.N.). Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2015 Elsevier Inc.",
year = "2015",
month = may,
day = "30",
doi = "10.1016/j.cell.2015.05.005",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "161",
pages = "988--997",
journal = "Cell",
issn = "0092-8674",
publisher = "Cell Press",
number = "5",
}