Microbial Communities IV

Presentations

• Mapping bacteria collective motion

  ORAL · Invited

  March 21, 2025, 11:00 AM – March 21, 2025, 11:36 AM

  Presenters

  • Alison E Patteson

    Syracuse University, Department of Physics and BioInspired Institute, Department of Physics, Syracuse University

  Authors

  • Alison E Patteson

    Syracuse University, Department of Physics and BioInspired Institute, Department of Physics, Syracuse University

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• Computational modeling of phenotypic and morphological heterogeneity in biofilms

  ORAL

  March 21, 2025, 11:36 AM – March 21, 2025, 11:48 AM

  Publication: This work is a planned paper.

  Presenters

  • Akhilesh Kumar Verma

    University of Miami

  Authors

  • Akhilesh Kumar Verma

    University of Miami

  • Luis Ruiz Pestana

    University of Miami

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• Propulsion without propellers: How bacteria move on surfaces without flagella

  ORAL

  March 21, 2025, 11:48 AM – March 21, 2025, 12:00 PM

  Publication: Panich, J., Dudebout, E. M., Wadhwa, N., and Blair, D. F. Swashing motility: A novel propulsion-independent mechanism for surface migration in Salmonella and E. coli. bioRxiv (2024): 2024-08.

  Presenters

  • Navish Wadhwa

    Center for Biological Physics and Biodesign Center for Mechanisms of Evolution, Arizona State University, Tempe AZ, Arizona State University

  Authors

  • Navish Wadhwa

    Center for Biological Physics and Biodesign Center for Mechanisms of Evolution, Arizona State University, Tempe AZ, Arizona State University

  • Justin Panich

    Biological Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA

  • David F Blair

    School of Biological Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT

  • Eric M Dudebout

    Biodesign Center for Mechanisms of Evolution, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

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• Revealing the interactions between microbes, metabolites, and dietary compounds based on microbial genomes

  ORAL

  March 21, 2025, 12:00 PM – March 21, 2025, 12:12 PM

  Presenters

  • Tong Wang

    Harvard Medical School

  Authors

  • Tong Wang

    Harvard Medical School

  • Benjamin Gyori

    Northeastern University

  • Scott T Weiss

    Harvard Medical School

  • Giulia Menichetti

    Harvard Medical School

  • Yang-Yu Liu

    Harvard Medical School

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• Concentric patterns of cell size in proliferating bacterial colonies with self-inhibiting growth

  ORAL

  March 21, 2025, 12:12 PM – March 21, 2025, 12:24 PM

  Publication: Scott Weady, Bryce Palmer, Adam Lamson, Taeyoon Kim, Reza Farhadifar, and Michael J. Shelley. Mechanics and morphology of proliferating cell collectives with self-inhibiting growth. Phys. Rev. Lett., 133, 158402, (2024).

  Presenters

  • Scott Weady

    Simons Foundation (Flatiron Institute)

  Authors

  • Scott Weady

    Simons Foundation (Flatiron Institute)

  • Bryce Palmer

    Michigan State University

  • Adam Reay Lamson

    Simons Foundation (Flatiron Institute)

  • Taeyoon Kim

    Purdue University

  • Reza Farhadifar

    Simons Foundation (Flatiron Institute)

  • Michael J Shelley

    Flatiron Institute (Simons Foundation)

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• Bacterial death through large pore formation

  ORAL

  March 21, 2025, 12:24 PM – March 21, 2025, 12:36 PM

  Presenters

  • Yonghan Wu

    University of California, Irvine

  Authors

  • Yonghan Wu

    University of California, Irvine

  • Albert Siryaporn

    University of California, Irvine

  • Steven Gross

    University of California, Irvine

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• Distinguishable spreading dynamics in microbial communities

  ORAL

  March 21, 2025, 12:36 PM – March 21, 2025, 12:48 PM

  Presenters

  • Meiyi Yao

    University of Pittsburgh

  Authors

  • Meiyi Yao

    University of Pittsburgh

  • Joshua M Jones

    Boston University

  • Joseph W Larkin

    Boston University

  • Andrew Mugler

    University of Pittsburgh

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• Mechanical Enhancement and Immune Resistance of Pathogenic Biofilms through Host-derived Material Incorporation

  ORAL

  March 21, 2025, 12:48 PM – March 21, 2025, 1:00 PM

  Publication: Incorporation of collagen into Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus biofilms impedes phagocytosis by neutrophils
  X Zhou, MJ Wells, VD Gordon
  bioRxiv

  Presenters

  • Xuening Zhou

    University of Texas at Austin

  Authors

  • Xuening Zhou

    University of Texas at Austin

  • Vernita Gordon

    University of Texas at Austin

  • Marilyn Jane Wells

    University of Texas at Austin

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• Abstract Withdrawn

  ORAL Withdrawn

  March 21, 2025, 1:00 PM – March 21, 2025, 1:12 PM

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• Friction-based mechanisms of phenotypic segregation in bacterial biofilms

  ORAL

  March 21, 2025, 1:12 PM – March 21, 2025, 1:24 PM

  Presenters

  • Kee Myoung Nam

    Yale University

  Authors

  • Kee Myoung Nam

    Yale University

  • Jung-Shen Benny Tai

    Yale University

  • Changhao Li

    Pennsylvania State University

  • Japinder Nijjer

    Yale University

  • Sulin Zhang

    Pennsylvania State University

  • Jing Yan

    Yale University

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• Inter-Bacterial Communication through Exopolysaccharide Sensing

  ORAL · Invited

  March 21, 2025, 1:24 PM – March 21, 2025, 2:00 PM

  Presenters

  • Gerard Wong

    University of California, Los Angeles

  Authors

  • Gerard Wong

    University of California, Los Angeles

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