Involvement of curli fimbriae in the biofilm formation of Enterobacter cloacae

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 175-178

  Kim, Sung Min ^a,c   Lee, Hee Woo ^b,c   Choi, Yeh Wan ^c   Kim, Shuk Ho ^c   Lee, Je Chul ^c   Lee, Yoo Chul ^c   Seol, Sung Yong ^c   Cho, Dong Taek ^c   Kim, Jungmin ^c  

^a Korea Basic Science Institute (KBSI)   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Kyungpook National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

biofilm; curli; Enterobacter cloacae

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CRL PROTEIN, BACTERIA; MESSENGER RNA;

BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; FIMBRIA; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HUMANS; RNA, MESSENGER;

ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE;

EID: 84863282007     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: 19763794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12275-012-2044-2     Document Type: Note

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