Gene Expression in Bacillus subtilis Surface Biofilms with and Without Sporulation and the Importance of yveR for Biofilm Maintenance

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 344-364

  Ren, Dacheng ^a,d   Bedzyk, Laura A ^b   Setlow, Peter ^c   Thomas, Stuart M ^b   Ye, Rick W ^b   Wood, Thomas K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^d Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm gene expression; Biofilm maintenance; Sporulation; Surface biofilms; YveR

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CELLS; DNA; GENES; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); RNA; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

AIR-LIQUID INTERFACES; PLANKTONIC CELLS;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

ANAEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSLOCATION; BIOFILM; CELL DENSITY; COMGA GENE; COMS GENE; DNA MICROARRAY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INDUCTION; GENE REPRESSION; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUTRIENT; OPERON; SPOROGENESIS; SRFAA GENE; SRFAB GENE; SRFAD GENE; WILD TYPE; YBC GENE; YVER GENE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENES, BACTERIAL; MUTATION; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 2342437319     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.20053     Document Type: Article

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