Towards microbial tissue engineering?

Tissue engineering involves the creation of multicellular tissues from individual cells. It was previously perceived that tissues were only formed by higher organisms such as plants and animals. However, it is now known that multicellular systems of microorganisms, such as microbial colonies, biofil...

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Published inTrends in biotechnology (Regular ed.) Vol. 22; no. 8; pp. 417 - 422
Main Authors Markx, Gerard H., Andrews, Johanna S., Mason, Vincent P.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2004
Elsevier Science
Subjects
Animals
Apoptosis - physiology
Bacteria - cytology
Biofilms
Biological and medical sciences
Biosensing Techniques
Biotechnology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Plant Cells
Tissue Engineering
Tissue engineering
Biofilm
Bacteria
Colony
Microorganism
Aggregate
Application
Spatial organization
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Summary:Tissue engineering involves the creation of multicellular tissues from individual cells. It was previously perceived that tissues were only formed by higher organisms such as plants and animals. However, it is now known that multicellular systems of microorganisms, such as microbial colonies, biofilms, flocs and aggregates, can also show extensive spatial organization. Here, we discuss methods that can be used to spatially organize microorganisms – bacteria, in particular – into tissue-like materials with defined internal architectures. Some potential uses of such ‘microbial tissues’ are covered.
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ISSN:0167-7799
1879-3096
DOI:10.1016/j.tibtech.2004.06.009