Rhamnolipid-dependent spreading growth of Pseudomonas aeruginosa on a high-agar medium: Marked enhancement under CO2-rich anaerobic conditions

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 703-712

  Nozawa, Takashi ^a   Tanikawa, Taichiro ^a   Hasegawa, Hiroyuki ^a   Takahashi, Chihiro ^a   Ando, Yumi ^a   Matsushita, Mitsugu ^b   Nakagawa, Yoji ^a   Matsuyama, Tohey ^c,d  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b CHUO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NIIGATA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL AND DENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^d NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Rhamnolipid; Spreading growth

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; OXYGEN; RHAMNOLIPID;

ANAEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FLAGELLUM; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 34548274076     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: 13480421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2007.tb03959.x     Document Type: Article

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