Initiation of biofilm formation in Pseudomonas fluorescens WCS365 proceeds via multiple, convergent signalling pathways: A genetic analysis

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 449-461

  O'Toole, George A ^a   Kolter, Roberto ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL ENZYME; PROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DNA SEQUENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; OSMOLALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSPOSON;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; CITRIC ACID; CULTURE MEDIA; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; ENDOPEPTIDASE CLP; GLUCOSE; GLUTAMIC ACID; IRON; MOVEMENT; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PLASMIDS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 0031970701     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1998.00797.x     Document Type: Article

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