The EpsE flagellar clutch is bifunctional and synergizes with EPS biosynthesis to promote bacillus subtilisbiofilm formation

PLoS Genetics

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1-12

  Guttenplan, Sarah B ^a   Blair, Kris M ^a   Kearns, Daniel B ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; EXTRACELLULAR POLYSACCHARIDE MATRIX ENZYME; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL CELL; BIOFILM; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL MOTILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXTRACELLULAR POLYSACCHARIDE MATRIX; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; NONHUMAN; POINT MUTATION; PROTEIN MOTIF; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; FLAGELLUM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; OPERON; PHYSIOLOGY;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; FLAGELLA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASES; OPERON; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 78650692806     PISSN: 15537390     EISSN: 15537404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1001243     Document Type: Article

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