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DTSTART:19960101T000000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:GMT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 DTSTART:19961027T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=10;BYDAY=-1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260506T213042Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231003T120000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231003T130000 SUMMARY:SLS and WMS Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Seminar: Simulta neous Growth and Sporulation Patterns Bacterial Biofilm Development\, Pr ofessor Joe Larkin\, Boston University TZID:Europe/London UID:20231003-8a17841a8a655fa0018a73f4c8214e56@warwick.ac.uk CREATED:20230908T084216Z DESCRIPTION:Abstract: When nutrients run out\, many bacteria form dormant spores that stop growth but can tolerate harsh environments. This starv ation response has often been interpreted as a bet hedging strategy in c ase conditions improve much later. However\, spores also contain a memor y of the conditions under which they sporulated. Spores formed in extrem ely nutrient poor environments may not germinate efficiently\, suggestin g that generating spores during periods of nutrient richness could actua lly be a beneficial strategy. One way to achieve this could be to form s pores in biofilms\, where high cell density can accelerate sporulation t hrough cell-to-cell quorum sensing signals. The soil bacterium Bacillus subtilis is a model organism for both sporulation and biofilm formation\ , but our understanding of spore formation in biofilms has been hindered by the fact few experiments have used strains proficient in both phenot ypes. Using wild strains lacking lab domestication mutations\, we find t hat in biofilm conditions\, sporulation can progress rapidly\, creating colonies with high spore counts even early in growth. By integrating sep arate fluorescent reporters for vegetative cells and spores\, we find th at developing biofilms generate a distinctive pattern: an expanding ring of vegetative cells surrounds a spore-rich core. We compare time-lapse data to predictions of a reaction-diffusion model of biofilm growth to s how that nutrient conditions and the timing of cell differentiation netw orks combine to pattern spores and cells during biofilm development\, cr eating a rich source of spores from nutritious conditions. LOCATION:MRI\, SLS URL: ATTACH: CATEGORIES:BiomedicalSciences,SLS/WMS Microbiology and Infectious Disease seminar LAST-MODIFIED:20230908T084216Z ORGANIZER;CN=Jas Bains: END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR