Contributions of francisella tularensis subsp. novicida chitinases and sec secretion system to biofilm formation on chitin

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 596-608

  Margolis, Jeffrey J ^a   El Etr, Sahar ^b   Joubert, Lydia Marie ^a   Moore, Emily ^c   Robison, Richard ^c   Rasley, Amy ^b   Spormann, Alfred M ^d   Monack, Denise M ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Brigham Young University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS; BIOFILM FORMATION; CARBON SOURCE; CHITINASES; DELETION MUTANTS; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; GENETIC SCREENS; MICROENVIRONMENTS; ONE STEP; SECRETED PROTEIN; SECRETION SYSTEMS; SOLE CARBON SOURCE; TRANSLOCON; TRANSMISSION MECHANISMS; WILD TYPES;

BIOFILMS; BIOFILTERS; GENES; MAMMALS; POLYSTYRENES; PROTEINS; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

CHITIN;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CHITIN; CHITINASE; N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; SECB PROTEIN, BACTERIA;

BIOFILM; CHITIN; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EUKARYOTE; GENE; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; MAMMAL; MUTATION; PROTEIN; SECRETION; SURVIVAL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; C57BL MOUSE; CELL CULTURE; FEMALE; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHITIN; CHITINASE; FEMALE; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL;

ARTHROPODA; EUKARYOTA; FRANCISELLA; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS SUBSP. NOVICIDA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 75249106455     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02037-09     Document Type: Article

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