Mutation of a lipopolysaccharide synthesis gene results in increased biofilm of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia on plastic and glass surfaces

Annals of Microbiology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 35-40

  Brooke, Joanna S ^a   Vo, Albert ^a   Watts, Patrick ^a   Davis, Nicholas A ^a  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Lipopolysaccharide; spgM; Stenotrophomonas; Transposon mutagenesis

Indexed keywords

STENOTROPHOMONAS; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA;

EID: 42149155039     PISSN: 15904261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03179442     Document Type: Article

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