Natural conjugative plasmids induce bacterial biofilm development

Nature

Volumn 412, Issue 6845, 2001, Pages 442-445

  Ghigo, J M ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CELLS; ECOLOGY; GENE TRANSFER; LIQUIDS; RISKS;

CONJUGATIVE PLASMIDS;

BIOFILMS;

VIRULENCE FACTOR;

BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; EVOLUTION; GENETICS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; BIOFILM; GENE DELETION; GENE TRANSFER; INFECTION RISK; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PLANKTON; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIOFILMS; CONJUGATION, GENETIC; ESCHERICHIA COLI; F FACTOR; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA;

EID: 0035954733     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35086581     Document Type: Article

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