Exopolysaccharide production is required for development of Escherichia coli K-12 biofilm architecture

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 3593-3596

  Danese, Paul N ^a   Pratt, Leslie A ^a   Kolter, Roberto ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; CHOLANIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; ESCHERICHIA COLI K 12; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOFILMS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; POLYSACCHARIDES; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI K12; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0034120119     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.12.3593-3596.2000     Document Type: Article

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