Inverse regulation of biofilm formation and swarming motility by Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA14

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 189, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 3603-3612

  Caiazza, Nicky C ^a,b   Merritt, Judith H ^a   Brothers, Kimberly M ^a   O'Toole, George A ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Mascoma Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN CHPB; PROTEIN PILJ; PROTEIN SADB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLAGELLUM; BIOFILM; CELL MOTILITY; CHEMOTAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPISTASIS; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REGULATORY MECHANISM; VISCOSITY;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; FIMBRIAE PROTEINS; FLAGELLA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOVEMENT; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MUTATION; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 34247580245     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01685-06     Document Type: Article

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