Role of rpoS in Escherichia coli O157:H7 strain H32 biofilm development and survival

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 78, Issue 23, 2012, Pages 8331-8339

  Sheldon, Jessica R ^a,c   Yim, Mi Sung ^a   Saliba, Jessica H ^a,d   Chung, Wai Hong ^b   Wong, Kwok Yin ^b   Leung, Kam Tin ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM DEVELOPMENT; BIOFILM FORMATION; CELL RESISTANCE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONFOCAL SCANNING LASER MICROSCOPY; COVERSLIPS; DOUBLE DISTILLED WATER; E.COLI O157:H7; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157:H7; GROWTH MEDIUM; LAKE WATERS; MUTANT CELLS; STATIONARY PHASE; STRESS CONDITION; SURVIVAL RATE; VIABLE COUNT; WILD TYPES;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; LAKES;

BIOFILMS;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; SIGMA FACTOR; SIGMA FACTOR KATF PROTEIN, BACTERIA;

BIOFILM; BIOMASS; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; LAKE WATER; MUTATION; SURVIVAL; VOLUME;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; CULTURE MEDIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; SIGMA FACTOR; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84870795946     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02149-12     Document Type: Article

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