Physics of Biofilms II

Presentations

• Watching Gut Microbes Swim, Stick, and Survive

  Invited

  March 16, 2021, 4:00 PM – March 16, 2021, 4:36 PM

  Presenters

  • Raghuveer Parthasarathy

    Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Oregon, Department of Physics, University of Oregon, University of Oregon

  Authors

  • Raghuveer Parthasarathy

    Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Oregon, Department of Physics, University of Oregon, University of Oregon

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• Emergent robustness of bacterial quorum sensing in fluid flow

  ORAL

  March 16, 2021, 4:36 PM – March 16, 2021, 4:48 PM

  Presenters

  • Philip Pearce

    Harvard Medical School, Department of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School

  Authors

  • Philip Pearce

    Harvard Medical School, Department of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School

  • Mohit Dalwadi

    University of Oxford

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• Simulating biofilm initiation and growth in porous media flow

  ORAL

  March 16, 2021, 4:48 PM – March 16, 2021, 5:00 PM

  Presenters

  • Christoph Lohrmann

    University of Stuttgart

  Authors

  • Christoph Lohrmann

    University of Stuttgart

  • Miru Lee

    University of Göttingen

  • Christian Holm

    University of Stuttgart, Institute for Computational Physics, University of Stuttgart, ICP, University of Stuttgart

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• Experimental Method Development and Analysis of <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa </i>Surface Attachment

  ORAL

  March 16, 2021, 5:00 PM – March 16, 2021, 5:12 PM

  Presenters

  • Mara Eccles

    University of Texas at Austin

  Authors

  • Mara Eccles

    University of Texas at Austin

  • Zilei Chen

    University of Texas at Austin

  • Vernita Gordon

    University of Texas at Austin

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• Positive feedback between type IV pili activity and mechanosensation commits <i>P. aeruginosa</i> to surface associated behaviors

  ORAL

  March 16, 2021, 5:12 PM – March 16, 2021, 5:24 PM

  Presenters

  • Lorenzo Talà

    Global Health Institute, EPFL

  Authors

  • Lorenzo Talà

    Global Health Institute, EPFL

  • Marco Kühn

    Global Health Institute, EPFL

  • Jose Negrete

    Institute of Bioengineering, EPFL

  • Xavier Pierrat

    Global Health Institute, EPFL

  • Iscia Vos

    Global Health Institute, EPFL

  • Zainebe Al-Mayyah

    Global Health Institute, EPFL

  • Yuki Inclan

    Department of Microbiology and Immunology, UCSF

  • Ramiro Patino

    Department of Microbiology and Immunology, UCSF

  • Joanne Engel

    Department of Microbiology and Immunology, UCSF

  • Alexandre Persat

    Global Health Institute, EPFL, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne

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• Phage-bacteria dynamics in spatially structured bacterial communities

  ORAL

  March 16, 2021, 5:24 PM – March 16, 2021, 5:36 PM

  Presenters

  • Hemaa Selvakumar

    Georgia Institute of Technology

  Authors

  • Hemaa Selvakumar

    Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Marian Dominguez-Mirazo

    Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Jacob Thomas

    Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Stephen P. Diggle

    Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Joshua Weitz

    Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Jennifer E. Curtis

    Georgia Institute of Technology

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• Diversity loss as a function of colony morphology

  ORAL

  March 16, 2021, 5:36 PM – March 16, 2021, 5:48 PM

  Presenters

  • Alexander Golden

    Boston University, Department of Physics, Boston University

  Authors

  • Alexander Golden

    Boston University, Department of Physics, Boston University

  • Kirill S Korolev

    Boston University, Department of Physics and Graduate Program in Bioinformatics, Boston University, Bioinformatics Program, Boston University

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• Bacterial mechanosensing of substrate stiffness during biofilm initiation: a tale of two steps (and two sensors)

  ORAL

  March 16, 2021, 5:48 PM – March 16, 2021, 6:00 PM

  Presenters

  • Liyun Wang

    University of Texas at Austin

  Authors

  • Liyun Wang

    University of Texas at Austin

  • Yu-Chern ("Chad") Wong

    University of Texas at Austin

  • Jacob Blacutt

    University of Texas at Austin

  • Vernita Gordon

    University of Texas at Austin

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• Making biofilms easier to eat: a story of blood, bacteria, and bulk mechanics

  ORAL

  March 16, 2021, 6:00 PM – March 16, 2021, 6:12 PM

  Presenters

  • Marilyn Wells

    University of Texas at Austin

  Authors

  • Marilyn Wells

    University of Texas at Austin

  • Vernita Gordon

    University of Texas at Austin

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• Drug effects on <i>Enterococcus faecalis </i>biofilms: growth, topology, and population dynamics

  ORAL

  March 16, 2021, 6:12 PM – March 16, 2021, 6:24 PM

  Presenters

  • Keanu Alexander Guardiola Flores

    Biophysics, University of Michigan

  Authors

  • Keanu Alexander Guardiola Flores

    Biophysics, University of Michigan

  • Kevin Wood

    University of Michigan, Biophysics, University of Michigan

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• Can bacteria in a biofilm sense and respond to mechanical inputs?

  ORAL

  March 16, 2021, 6:24 PM – March 16, 2021, 6:36 PM

  Presenters

  • Brandon Niese

    University of Texas at Austin

  Authors

  • Brandon Niese

    University of Texas at Austin

  • Vernita Gordon

    University of Texas at Austin

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• Self-organization of bacteria in confined interstitial biofilms

  ORAL

  March 16, 2021, 6:36 PM – March 16, 2021, 6:48 PM

  Presenters

  • Japinder Nijjer

    Yale University

  Authors

  • Japinder Nijjer

    Yale University

  • Changhao Li

    Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Pennsylvania State University, Penn State University

  • Sulin Zhang

    Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Pennsylvania State University, Penn State University

  • Jing Yan

    Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale University, Yale University

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• A low dose of cell-wall targeting antibiotic can promote aggregation of <i>Escherichia coli</i> bacteria

  ORAL

  March 16, 2021, 6:48 PM – March 16, 2021, 7:00 PM

  Presenters

  • Sharareh Tavaddod

    Univ of Edinburgh

  Authors

  • Sharareh Tavaddod

    Univ of Edinburgh

  • Angela Dawson

    Univ of Edinburgh

  • Rosalind Allen

    Univ of Edinburgh

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