Chips that Listen to Bacteria (2 of 2) (VIDEO)

Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science

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The development of colony biofilms by Pseudomonas aeruginosa is affected by redox-active compounds called phenazines. A phenazine-null mutant forms a hyperwrinkled colony with prominent spokes, while wild-type colonies are more constrained and smooth.

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Yu-Cheng Lin, Columbia University

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