Erratum to Galactose metabolism plays a crucial role in biofilm formation by bacillus subtilis, (MBio, (2012) 3, 4, (184-212)), 10.1128/mBio.00184-12;Galactose metabolism plays a crucial role in biofilm formation by Bacillus subtilis

mBio

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1-

  Chai, Yunrong ^a   Beauregard, Pascale B ^b   Vlamakis, Hera ^b   Losick, Richard ^a   Kolter, Roberto ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE; GALACTAN; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE GALACTOSE; BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CARBON; GALACTOSE; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE GLUCOSE 4 EPIMERASE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOFILM; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CARBON SOURCE; CATABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPSA GENE; EPSO GENE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GALACTOSE METABOLISM; GALE GENE; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINR GENE; DRUG EFFECT; GENE REPRESSION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PHYSIOLOGY;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; CARBON; GALACTOSE; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; SUPPRESSION, GENETIC; UDPGLUCOSE 4-EPIMERASE;

EID: 84865758130     PISSN: 21612129     EISSN: 21507511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/mBio.00555-12     Document Type: Erratum

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