Possible nonconductive role of Geobacter sulfurreducens pilus nanowires in biofilm formation

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 189, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 2125-2127

  Reguera, Gemma ^a,b   Pollina, Rachael B ^a,c   Nicoll, Julie S ^a,d   Lovley, Derek R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b Michigan State University ^*  (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; FUMARIC ACID; GLASS; IRON OXIDE; NANOWIRE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BACTERIUM PILUS; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; GEOBACTER; GEOBACTER SULFURREDUCENS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGGLUTINATION; BIOFILMS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; GEOBACTER;

GEOBACTER SULFURREDUCENS;

EID: 33947400655     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01284-06     Document Type: Article

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