Initiation of biofilm formation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa 57RP correlates with emergence of hyperpiliated and highly adherent phenotypic variants deficient in swimming, swarming, and twitching motilities

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 183, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1195-1204

  Deziel E ^a   Comeau, Y ^a   Villemur, R ^a  

^a INRS INSTITUT ARMAND FRAPPIER   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTASE; PYOCYANINE; PYOVERDINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOFILM; CHEMOTAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIMBRIA; FLAGELLUM; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

ALGINATES; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOFILMS; CHEMOTAXIS; ENDOPEPTIDASES; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; FLAGELLA; GLYCOLIPIDS; OLIGOPEPTIDES; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHENOTYPE; PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PYOCYANINE; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0035140062     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.183.4.1195-1204.2001     Document Type: Article

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