Medical Aspects of Bacterial Stigmergy

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bacterial stigmergy, biofilm formation, uncultivated forms of bacteria, microorganisms with cell wall synthesis defects, motile colony morphotype

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The article highlights current data on the medical aspects of bacterial stigmergy problem, which is considered a phenomenon of collective self-organization of bacterial communities in response to the influence of adverse environmental factors. The transformation of bacteria into various adaptive forms is a phenomenon that is not only repeated in in vitro experiments but also is quite often a form of bacterial existence in the human body. A number of forms of bacterial stigmergy are discussed, such as biofilm formation, uncultivated forms of bacteria, microorganisms with a defect in cell wall synthesis, and a motile colony morphotype that can exist in the patient's organism at different stages of the infectious process. Analysis of clinical data shows that under most diseases, pathogens can acquire certain forms of resistance, while in some cases, for example, in typhoid fever, the origin of multifactorial protection is observed with the formation of uncultivated and L-forms, as well as a “motile” morphotype of colonies. The role of adaptively modified forms in the development of chronic and recurrent infections is considered.

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2026-08-10

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Morozova, N., Marievskyi, V., Korobkova І., Golovchak, G., Popov О., Balko О., & Balko О. (2026). Medical Aspects of Bacterial Stigmergy. Mikrobiolohichnyi Zhurnal, 88(2), 98-110. https://doi.org/10.15407/