A characterization of DNA release in Pseudomonas aeruginosa cultures and biofilms

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1114-1128

  Allesen Holm, Marie ^a   Barken, Kim Bundvig ^a   Yang, Liang ^a   Klausen, Mikkel ^a   Webb, Jeremy S ^b   Kjelleberg, Staffan ^b   Molin, Søren ^a   Givskov, Michael ^a   Tolker Nielsen, Tim ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACYLHOMOSERINE LACTONE; BACTERIAL DNA; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; GENOMIC DNA; LACTONE; QUINOLONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLAGELLUM; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIOLYSIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM PILUS; BIOFILM; CELL COMPOSITION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL MUTANT; CELL STRUCTURE; CHROMOSOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME RELEASE; EVALUATION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FLOW KINETICS; GENE FUNCTION; GENE LOCATION; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MUSHROOM; NONHUMAN; PLANT STEM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; STAIN; WILD TYPE;

BIOFILMS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; MUTATION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BASIDIOMYCOTA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 33645052196     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2005.05008.x     Document Type: Article

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