Surfactin accelerates <i>Bacillus subtilis</i> pellicle biofilm development.

ABSTRACT: Surfactin is a biosurfactant produced by many B. subtilis strains with a wide variety of functions from lowering surface tension to allowing motility of bacterial swarms, acting as a signaling molecule, and even exhibiting antimicrobial activities. However, the impact of surfactin during biofilm formation has been debated with variable findings between studies depending on the experimental conditions. B. subtilis is known to form biofilms at the solid-air, the solid-medium, and the liquid-air interfaces, the latter of which is known as a pellicle biofilm. Pellicle formation is a complex process requiring coordinated movement to the liquid-air interface and subsequent cooperative production of biofilm matrix components to allow robust pellicle biofilm formation. This makes pellicle f

SUBMITTER: Stannius RO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11754971 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature