Suicide and fratricide in bacterial biofilms

International Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 537-544

  Thomas, Vinai Chittezham ^a   Hancock, Lynne E ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Altruistic suicide; Autolysis; Enterococcus faecalis; Fratricide; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

BACILLI; BIOFILMS;

ALTRUISTIC SUICIDE; BACTERIAL BIOFILM; BIOFILM DEVELOPMENT; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FRATRICIDE; MICROCOLONIES; MOLECULAR REGULATION; SUBFRACTIONS;

ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY REACTIONS;

GELATINASE; SERINE PROTEINASE;

APOPTOSIS; AUTOLYSIS; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIOLYSIS; BACTERIUM COMPETENCE; BIOFILM; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; QUORUM SENSING; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 70549099729     PISSN: 03913988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039139880903200902     Document Type: Review

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