Microcolony formation by the opportunistic pathogen pseudomonas aeruginosa requires pyruvate andpyruvate fermentation

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 819-835

  Petrova, Olga E ^a   Schurr, Jill R ^b   Schurr, Michael J ^c   Sauer, Karin ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Thermo Fisher Scientific   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC GMP; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE; PYRUVIC ACID;

ANAEROBIC FERMENTATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BIOFILM; COLONY FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERMENTATION OPTIMIZATION; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; MICROCOLONY FORMATION; MIFR GENE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; TYPE II SECRETION SYSTEM; TYPE III SECRETION SYSTEM; WILD TYPE;

BIOFILMS; CULTURE MEDIA; FERMENTATION; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PYRUVIC ACID;

PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 84871733511     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12018     Document Type: Article

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