Rhamnolipids mediate detachment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from biofilms

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1210-1223

  Boles, Blaise R ^a   Thoendel, Matthew ^a   Singh, Pradeep K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSURFACTANT; CARBENICILLIN; GENTAMICIN; LIPID; RHAMNOLIPID; TETRACYCLINE; TOBRAMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM DETACHMENT; BIOFILM; CELL GROWTH; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENE INDUCTION; LIFE CYCLE; LIPID ANALYSIS; MEMBRANE BINDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOFILMS; GLYCOLIPIDS; PHENOTYPE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 23844545200     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2005.04743.x     Document Type: Article

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