Instruct: Identify the main category of Biorxiv papers based on the titles and abstracts
Query: Surface motility favors co-dependent interaction between Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Burkholderia cenocepacia Interactions between different bacterial species shape bacterial communities and their environments. The opportunistic pathogens Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Burkholderia cenocepacia both can colonize the lungs of individuals affected by cystic fibrosis. Using the social surface behavior called swarming motility as a study model of interactions, we noticed intricate interactions between B. cenocepacia K56-2 and P. aeruginosa PA14. While strain K56-2 does not swarm under P. aeruginosa favorable swarming conditions, co-inoculation with a non-motile PA14 flagellum-less {Delta}fliC mutant restored spreading for both strains. We show that P. aeruginosa provides the wetting agent rhamnolipids allowing K56-2 to perform swarming motility, while aflagellated PA14 seems able to <<hitchhike>> along with K56-2 cells in the swarming colony.

ImportancePseudomonas aeruginosa and Burkholderia cenocepacia are important opportunistic pathogens often found together in the airways of persons with cystic fibrosis. Laboratory co-culture of both species often ends with one taking over the other. We used a surface motility assay to study the social interactions between population of these bacterial species. Under our conditions, B. cenocepacia cannot swarm without supplementation of the wetting agent produced by P. aeruginosa. In a mixed colony of both species, an aflagellated mutant of P. aeruginosa provides the necessary wetting agent to B. cenocepacia, allowing both bacteria to swarm and colonize a surface. We highlight this peculiar interaction where both bacteria set aside their antagonistic tendencies to cooperate.
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The categories of this paper are: systems
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The categories of this paper are: behavior
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The categories of this paper are: epidemiology
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