The biocide chlorine dioxide stimulates biofilm formation in Bacillus subtilis by activation of the histidine kinase KinC

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 192, Issue 24, 2010, Pages 6352-6356

  Shemesh, Moshe ^a   Kolter, Roberto ^b   Losick, Richard ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCIDE; CHLORINE DIOXIDE; PROTEIN HISTIDINE KINASE; PROTEIN KINC; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOFILM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOFILMS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DENTAL DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTANTS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; OXIDES; PROTEIN KINASES; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 78649658331     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01025-10     Document Type: Article

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