Agro Fossil Free - Mekanistiske og funktionelle undersøgelser af Bacillus biofilms samling på planter og deres indvirkning på bæredygtigt landbrug og fødevaresikkerhed

General beskrivelse

The project propose to investigate the way specific microbes interact with plants and with other microbes that may occupy the same habitat. To do so, in our project we are working with the beneficial bacteria Bacillus subtilis, and with the phylogenetically related species Bacillus cereus, which include pathogenic strains. Both microbes are able to form biofilms, bacterial communities attached to surfaces, that serve to protect bacterial cells from external aggressions, among others functionalities. The formation of biofilms is part of the life cycle of bacteria, and studies with different species have contributed to our understanding of this fascinating bacterial behavior.