A Systems-Level Approach for Investigating Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Formation

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Xu, Zhaobin ^a   Fang, Xin ^b   Wood, Thomas K ^c   Huang, Zuyi Jacky ^a,d  

^a Villanova University   (United States)

^b HENRY M JACKSON FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MILITARY MEDICINE   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADK GENE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BIOFILM; CYSH GENE; ESSENTIAL GENE; GALU GENE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE TARGETING; LYSC GENE; MEMBRANE FORMATION; METABOLIC REGULATION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

BIOFILMS; GENES, BACTERIAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

EID: 84874293666     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0057050     Document Type: Article

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