Rapid radiation in bacteria leads to a division of labour

From Cell Differentiation to Cell Collectives: Bacillus subtilis Uses Division of Labor to Migrate

(2015) Jordi van Gestel et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Biofilms formed by the archaeon Haloferax volcaniiexhibit cellular differentiation and social motility, and facilitate horizontal gene transfer

(2014) Scott Chimileski et al.   BMC BIOLOGY

Division of labour and terminal differentiation in a novel Bacillus thuringiensis strain

(2014) Chao Deng et al.   ISME Journal

Importance of positioning for microbial evolution

(2014) W. Kim et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Ex Uno Plures: Clonal Reinforcement Drives Evolution of a Simple Microbial Community

(2014) Margie Kinnersley et al.   PLoS Genetics

Cyclic di-GMP: the First 25 Years of a Universal Bacterial Second Messenger

(2013) U. Romling et al.   MICROBIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REVIEWS

Sticking together: building a biofilm the Bacillus subtilis way

(2013) Hera Vlamakis et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Cyclic diguanosine monophosphate represses bacterial flagella synthesis by interacting with the Walker A motif of the enhancer-binding protein FleQ

(2013) C. Baraquet et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Subcellular Clustering of the Phosphorylated WspR Response Regulator Protein Stimulates Its Diguanylate Cyclase Activity

(2013) V. Huangyutitham et al.   mBio

Microanatomy at Cellular Resolution and Spatial Order of Physiological Differentiation in a Bacterial Biofilm

(2013) D. O. Serra et al.   mBio

Stability and Responsiveness in a Self-Organized Living Architecture

(2013) Simon Garnier et al.   PLoS Computational Biology

Surface sensing and lateral subcellular localization of WspA, the receptor in a chemosensory-like system leading to c-di-GMP production

(2012) Jennifer R. O'Connor et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Evolution of functional specialization and division of labor

(2012) C. Rueffler et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Task-switching costs promote the evolution of division of labor and shifts in individuality

(2012) H. J. Goldsby et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Localized cell death focuses mechanical forces during 3D patterning in a biofilm

(2012) M. Asally et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tangled bank of experimentally evolved Burkholderia biofilms reflects selection during chronic infections

(2012) C. C. Traverse et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

An Evolutionary Perspective on Self-Organized Division of Labor in Social Insects

(2011) Ana Duarte et al.   Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics

Systematic Analysis of Diguanylate Cyclases That Promote Biofilm Formation by Pseudomonas fluorescens Pf0-1

(2011) P. D. Newell et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Flo11p, drug efflux pumps, and the extracellular matrix cooperate to form biofilm yeast colonies

(2011) Libuše Váchová et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

The evolutionary emergence of stochastic phenotype switching in bacteria

(2011) Paul B Rainey et al.   Microbial Cell Factories

Division of labour and the evolution of multicellularity

(2011) I. Ispolatov et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

On the Origin of DNA Genomes: Evolution of the Division of Labor between Template and Catalyst in Model Replicator Systems

(2011) Nobuto Takeuchi et al.   PLoS Computational Biology

Ecological succession in long-term experimentally evolved biofilms produces synergistic communities

(2010) Steffen R Poltak et al.   ISME Journal

Bacterial charity work leads to population-wide resistance

(2010) Henry H. Lee et al.   NATURE

Sociobiology of the Myxobacteria

(2009) Gregory J. Velicer et al.   Annual Review of Microbiology

Robust Generation and Decoding of Morphogen Gradients

(2009) N. Barkai et al.   Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology

Increased Fitness of Pseudomonas fluorescens Pf0-1 Leucine Auxotrophs in Soil

(2008) W. Kim et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Genetic and genomic analyses of the division of labour in insect societies

(2008) Chris R. Smith et al.   NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS

Endogenous oxidative stress produces diversity and adaptability in biofilm communities

(2008) B. R. Boles et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Phosphorylation-Independent Regulation of the Diguanylate Cyclase WspR

(2008) Nabanita De et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY