Roles for flagellar stators in biofilm formation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 158, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 471-477

  Toutain, Christine M ^a   Caizza, Nicky C ^a   Zegans, Michael E ^a   O'Toole, George A ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Flagellum; P. aeruginosa; Polar attachment; Stators

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MUTATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; CELL MOTILITY; FLAGELLUM; GENETIC CODE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SURFACE PROPERTY;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; FLAGELLA; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MUTATION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 34250003087     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: 17697123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2007.04.001     Document Type: Article

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