Role of galE on biofilm formation by Thermus spp.

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 390, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 313-318

  Niou, Yi Kai ^a   Wu, Wan Ling ^a   Lin, Ling Chun ^a   Yu, Mei Shiuan ^a   Shu, Hung Yu ^b   Yang, Hsueh Hui ^c,d   Lin, Guang Huey ^a  

^a TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG JUNG CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d TZU CHI COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Biofilm; GalE; Thermus

Indexed keywords

EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE GALACTOSE; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE GLUCOSE; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE GLUCOSE 4 EPIMERASE; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE N ACETYLGALACTOSAMINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; CATALYSIS; ENZYME STABILITY; EPIMERIZATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GALE GENE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMAL SPRING; THERMUS; THERMUS AQUATICUS; THERMUS THERMOPHILUS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BIOFILMS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; THERMUS THERMOPHILUS; UDPGLUCOSE 4-EPIMERASE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; THERMUS; THERMUS AQUATICUS; THERMUS THERMOPHILUS;

EID: 70350127718     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2009.09.120     Document Type: Article

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