A self-produced trigger for biofilm disassembly that targets exopolysaccharide

Cell

Volumn 149, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 684-692

  Kolodkin Gal, Ilana ^a   Cao, Shugeng ^b   Chai, Liraz ^b   Böttcher, Thomas ^b   Kolter, Roberto ^b   Clardy, Jon ^b   Losick, Richard ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3,3' DIAMINODIPROPYLAMINE; DEXTRO AMINO ACID; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; LIGHT SCATTERING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84860320642     PISSN: 00928674     EISSN: 10974172     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2012.02.055     Document Type: Article

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