Uropathogenic Escherichia coli forms biofilm aggregates under iron restriction that disperse upon the supply of iron

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 307, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 102-109

  Rowe, Maria C ^a   Withers, Helen L ^b   Swift, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Cellulose; Dispersal; Iron; Uropathogenic Escherichia coli

Indexed keywords

CELLULASE; CELLULOSE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; IRON; RIFAMPICIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOFILM; CELL AGGREGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; IRON RESTRICTION; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA TRANSLATION; UROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOFILMS; CELLULOSE; CULTURE MEDIA; IRON; UROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 77951950939     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: 15746968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2010.01968.x     Document Type: Article

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