Calcium Chelation by Alginate Activates the Type III Secretion System in Mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Horsman, Shawn R ^a   Moore, Richard A ^a   Lewenza, Shawn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CALCIUM; CYS4 PROTEIN; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE; EXOT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGAR MEDIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIOPLANKTON; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BINDING AFFINITY; BIOFILM; CALIUM CHELATION; CHELATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXOS GENE; EXOT GENE; EXOY LUX GENE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; TYPE III SECRETION SYSTEM;

ALGINATES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL SECRETION SYSTEMS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BIOFILMS; CALCIUM; CHELATING AGENTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACIDS; MUCUS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 84867315903     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0046826     Document Type: Article

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