Genetic analysis of Escherichia coli biofilm formation: Roles of flagella, motility, chemotaxis and type I pili

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 285-293

  Pratt, Leslie A ^a   Kolter, Roberto ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BACTERIUM PILUS; BIOFILM; CELL MOTILITY; CHEMOTAXIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLAGELLUM; GENE INSERTION; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOFILMS; CHEMOTAXIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; FLAGELLA; METHYLMANNOSIDES; MUTATION;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031754332     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1998.01061.x     Document Type: Article

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