Gene expression and protein levels of the stationary phase sigma factor, RpoS, in continuously-fed Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 199, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 67-71

  Xu, Karen D ^a   Franklin, Michael J ^a   Park, Chul Ho ^b   McFeters, Gordon A ^a   Stewart, Philip S ^a,c  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Montana State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Gene expression; Oxygen limitation; Protein level; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; RpoS; Stationary phase

Indexed keywords

PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0035873533     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(01)00164-1     Document Type: Article

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