A mutation in rpoS enhances biofilm formation in Escherichia coli during exponential phase of growth

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 211, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 105-110

  Corona Izquierdo, F Paola ^a   Membrillo Hernández, Jorge ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Escherichia coli; Extracellular factor; RpoS; Stationary phase

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; SIGMA FACTOR RPOS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; BIOLOGICAL FACTOR; SIGMA FACTOR; SIGMA FACTOR KATF PROTEIN, BACTERIA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GROWTH CURVE; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; WILD TYPE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECT; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; REPORTER GENE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; BIOFILMS; BIOLOGICAL FACTORS; CULTURE MEDIA, CONDITIONED; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; GENES, REPORTER; MUTATION; SIGMA FACTOR; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0037150041     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(02)00672-9     Document Type: Article

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