TWiM explains how cannibalism shapes biofilm structure and composition in Bacillus subtilis, and the importance of manganese uptake in uropathogenic E. coli during urinary tract infection.

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Links for this episode:

• Cannibalism shapes biofilm structure (mBio)

• Manganese and uropathogenic E. coli (mBio)

• Regulation of Bacterial MntH Genes (NLM Bookshelf)
  
  

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