Extracellular DNA and Type IV pili mediate surface attachment by Acidovorax temperans

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, International Journal of General and Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 343-349

  Heijstra, Björn D ^a   Pichler, Franz B ^a   Liang, Quanfeng ^a   Blaza, Razel G ^a   Turner, Susan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Biofilm; Extracellular DNA; Type IV pili

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; EXTRACELLULAR DNA; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; RIBONUCLEASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACIDOVORAX TEMPERANS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM PILUS; CELL ADHESION; CELL DENSITY; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEOBACTERIA; WOOL;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; COMAMONADACEAE; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DNA, BACTERIAL; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; GENE DELETION; GLASS; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL;

ACIDOVORAX; ACIDOVORAX TEMPERANS;

EID: 64249155626     PISSN: 00036072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10482-009-9320-0     Document Type: Article

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