Self-generated hydrogel ejects bacterial cells for localized biofilm dispersion - Nature
Source:Nature.com
Bacillus subtilis biofilms locally disperse by ejecting motile cells through osmotic pressure generated by their poly-γ-glutamic acid hydrogel, a mechanism resembling that through which Cnidaria eject nematocysts.
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