Expression of Vibrio vulnificus Capsular Polysaccharide Inhibits Biofilm Formation

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 186, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 889-893

  Joseph, Lavin A ^a   Wright, Anita C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYSACCHARIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BIOFILM; COLONY FORMATION; ESTUARY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GROWTH INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTICEMIA; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL CAPSULES; BIOFILMS; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; VIBRIO; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

EID: 1642459130     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.186.3.889-893.2004     Document Type: Article

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