Rhamnolipid surfactant production affects biofilm architecture in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 185, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1027-1036

  Davey, Mary E ^a   Caiazza, Nicky C ^a   O'Toole, George A ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIPID; RHAMNOLIPID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIOFILM; CELL ADHESION; CELL DENSITY; CELL INTERACTION; CYTOARCHITECTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE MUTATION; GROWTH REGULATION; LIPID ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SURFACE PROPERTY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

BIOFILMS; GLYCOLIPIDS; MICROSCOPY, PHASE-CONTRAST; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0037307874     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.185.3.1027-1036.2003     Document Type: Article

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