Phenazines affect biofilm formation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in similar ways at various scales

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 161, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 187-191

  Ramos, Itzel ^a,b   Dietrich, Lars E P ^a   Price Whelan, Alexa ^a   Newman, Dianne K ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b LS9 Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Phenazine; Swarming

Indexed keywords

PHENAZINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM COLONY; BIOFILM; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL ADHESION; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS CHLORORAPHIS;

BIOFILMS; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; PHENAZINES; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS CHLORORAPHIS;

EID: 77952952807     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: 17697123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2010.01.003     Document Type: Article

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