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Drescher Lab Drescher Lab Responsive HTML Template --> Team Knut Jobs --> Research Publications Data Teaching Contact Biozentrum, University of Basel Research Interested in joining the lab? Microbial Multicellular Behaviors The lab focuses on understanding multicellular bacterial behaviors, using biofilm formation and swarming as model systems. Bacterial biofilms are surface-associated bacterial communities that are held together by an extracellular matrix. Cells within these communities are highly tolerant to antibiotics and display strong phenotypic heterogeneity. By combining microscopy, mo

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