Anais da Escola FAPESP 60 anos: Ciências Exatas, Naturais e da Vida

With our recent developments on the selective organization of bacterial cells to the micro/nano scaffolds based on abiotic substrates (Au, InP and SU-8 thin films), we explored biophysical studies on bacterial cell filamentation, bacterial - substratum interaction and subsequent biofilm formation. These investigations provide new perspective on complex mechanism of cell appendages such as type IV pili interaction with surface properties and chemical signaling associated with different stages of bacterial growth.