Effect of growth conditions on poly-N-acetylglucosamine expression and biofilm formation in Escherichia coli

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 283, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 36-41

  Cerca, Nuno ^a   Jefferson, Kimberly K ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Intercellular adhesion; Poly N acetylglucosamine

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; GLUCOSAMINE; GLUCOSE; POLY N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; BIOFILMS; CULTURE MEDIA; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; ETHANOL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENES, REPORTER; GLUCOSE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); REPRESSOR PROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 42649108719     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: 15746968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2008.01142.x     Document Type: Article

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