Pili mediated intercellular forces shape heterogeneous bacterial microcolonies prior to multicellular differentiation

Intermittent Pili-Mediated Forces Fluidize Neisseria meningitidis Aggregates Promoting Vascular Colonization

(2018) Daria Bonazzi et al.   CELL

Multiscale modeling of bacterial colonies: how pili mediate the dynamics of single cells and cellular aggregates

(2017) Wolfram Pönisch et al.   NEW JOURNAL OF PHYSICS

Mechanotransductive cascade of Myo-II-dependent mesoderm and endoderm invaginations in embryo gastrulation

(2017) Démosthène Mitrossilis et al.   Nature Communications

Architectural transitions inVibrio choleraebiofilms at single-cell resolution

(2016) Knut Drescher et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The Mechanical World of Bacteria

(2015) Alexandre Persat et al.   CELL

On the evolution of bacterial multicellularity

(2015) Nicholas A Lyons et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN MICROBIOLOGY

Testing the differential adhesion hypothesis across the epithelial−mesenchymal transition

(2015) Steve Pawlizak et al.   NEW JOURNAL OF PHYSICS

Type IV pili mechanochemically regulate virulence factors inPseudomonas aeruginosa

(2015) Alexandre Persat et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Differential interaction forces govern bacterial sorting in early biofilms

(2015) Enno R Oldewurtel et al.   eLife

Pili-Induced Clustering of N. gonorrhoeae Bacteria

(2015) Johannes Taktikos et al.   PLoS One

Biofilms, flagella, and mechanosensing of surfaces by bacteria

(2014) Robert Belas   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Emerging frontiers in detection and control of bacterial biofilms

(2013) Seth Yang-En Tan et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Glassy dynamics in three-dimensional embryonic tissues

(2013) E.-M. Schotz et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Psl trails guide exploration and microcolony formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms

(2013) Kun Zhao et al.   NATURE

Adhesion Functions in Cell Sorting by Mechanically Coupling the Cortices of Adhering Cells

(2012) J.-L. Maitre et al.   SCIENCE

Molecular Architecture and Assembly Principles of Vibrio cholerae Biofilms

(2012) V. Berk et al.   SCIENCE

Turing's next steps: the mechanochemical basis of morphogenesis

(2011) Jonathon Howard et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY

Stress Clamp Experiments on Multicellular Tumor Spheroids

(2011) Fabien Montel et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Oral Biofilm Architecture on Natural Teeth

(2010) Vincent Zijnge et al.   PLoS One

Tissue Deformation Modulates Twist Expression to Determine Anterior Midgut Differentiation in Drosophila Embryos

(2008) Nicolas Desprat et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

The mob response. The importance of biofilm research for combating chronic diseases and tackling contamination

(2008) Philip Hunter   EMBO REPORTS

Gonococcal Cervicitis: A Role for Biofilm in Pathogenesis

(2008) Christopher T. Steichen et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Cooperative Retraction of Bundled Type IV Pili Enables Nanonewton Force Generation

(2008) Nicolas Biais et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY