EMBO Member

Sigal Ben-Yehuda

The Hebrew University, Jerusalem | Israel

EMBO 2022 | FelC 23–

Bacterial development and cell-cell communication

We employ the bacterium Bacillus subtilis as primary model organism for understanding principles in bacterial spore dormancy and germination; for characterization of bacterial intercellular nanotube webs that serve to connect neighboring bacteria in an inter- and intra-species manner, identified in our laboratory; and for revealing modes of phage spread in multicellular communities.

Keywords: Bacillus subtilis / sporulation / spore / intercellular nanotubes / bacteriophage spread / bacteria-host communication

Subject area(s): Development | Membranes & Transport | Microbiology, Virology & Pathogens | Signal Transduction | Evolution & Ecology | Cell & Tissue Architecture

Links: orcid.org/0000-0001-7023-2163