Effect of Escherichia coli morphogene bolA on biofilms

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 70, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 5682-5684

  Vieira, Helena L A ^a   Freire, Patrick ^a   Arraiano, Cecília M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE TECNOLOGIA QUÍMICA E BIOLÓGICA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; FILM GROWTH; PHYSIOLOGY; STRESSES;

BIOFILM DEVELOPMENT; HYPOTHESIS; MORPHOGENE BOLA;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

MICROBIOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOFILM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE BOLA; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

BIOFILMS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 4644363481     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.70.9.5682-5684.2004     Document Type: Article

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