The sporulation transcription factor Spo0A is required for biofilm development in Bacillus subtilis

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1199-1209

  Hamon, Mélanie A ^a   Lazazzera, Beth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYSACCHARIDE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SPOOA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; CELL ADHESION; CELL MUTANT; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENT; ECOLOGY; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MONOLAYER CULTURE; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPOROGENESIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BENZENESULFONATES; BIOFILMS; BIOTIN; FLUORESCENT DYES; GENOTYPE; KINETICS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MUTATION; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0035725498     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2001.02709.x     Document Type: Article

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