Role of the GGDEF protein family in Salmonella cellulose biosynthesis and biofilm formation

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 264-277

  García, Begoña ^a,b   Latasa, Cristina ^a,b   Solano, Cristina ^a   García Del Portillo, Francisco ^c   Gamazo, Carlos ^b   Lasa, Iñigo ^a  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^c CENTRO NACIONAL DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE; GGDEF PROTEIN; GUANOSINE PHOSPHATE; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; BIOFILM; BIOSYNTHESIS; GLUCONACETOBACTER XYLINUS; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

AMINO ACID MOTIFS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; CELLULOSE; CULTURE MEDIA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MUTATION; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

GLUCONACETOBACTER; NEGIBACTERIA; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR TYPHIMURIUM; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 4744349524     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2004.04269.x     Document Type: Article

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