The overall aim of this project is to elucidate the regulatory mechanisms involved in key developmental processes in microorganisms. To achieve this goal we have assembled a consortium of seven Belgian research teams and one international team. These eight partners will jointly carry out tasks detailed in six work packages (WPs) :

WP1 : Tools

WP2 : Role of nutrient sensing in the development of single and multispecies biofilms

WP3 : Persistence

WP4 : The role of sRNA and proteins interacting with sRNA in microbial developmental processes

WP5 : The role of intercellular communication in microbial developmental processes

WP6 : Differentiation of and infection by -Proteobacteria