Pattern formation by bacteria: from theoretical physics to synthetic biology
Grant Data
Project Title
Pattern formation by bacteria: from theoretical physics to synthetic biology
Principal Investigator
Professor Huang, Jiandong
(Principal Investigator (PI))
Co-Investigator(s)
Dr Chate Hugues
(Co-Investigator)
Dr Daerr Adrian
(Co-Investigator)
Dr Tailleur Julien
(Co-principal investigator)
Duration
57
Start Date
2015-01-01
Completion Date
2019-09-30
Amount
1946587
Conference Title
Pattern formation by bacteria: from theoretical physics to synthetic biology
Keywords
Cell density, E. coli, motility, quorum sensing, swarming
Discipline
Cell BiologyPhysics
HKU Project Code
A-HKU712/14
Grant Type
ANR / RGC Joint Research Scheme
Funding Year
2014
Status
Completed
Objectives
1) To fully characterize the mechanism leading to circular patterns in bacterial colonies where the motility of each cell is enslaved to the local density of bacteria. 2) To study how interactions between bacteria, which affect the spatial distribution of the bacterial colony, interplay with phenotypic and genotypic segregation. 3) To study the mass swarming of B. subtilis on agar plate.