The role of bacterial biofilms and surface components in plant-bacterial associations

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 15838-15859

  Bogino, Pablo C ^a   Oliva, María de las Mercedes ^a   Sorroche, Fernando G ^a,b   Giordano, Walter ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Argentina)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Autoaggregation; Bacterial exopolymeric compounds; Bacterial surface compounds; Biofilms; Plant associated bacteria

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE; EXOPROTEIN; EXTRACELLULAR DNA; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARABIDOPSIS; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL FLAGELLUM; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM PILUS; BIOFILM; CELL ADHESION; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL SURFACE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PLANT PATHOGEN INTERACTION; REVIEW; RHIZOBIUM; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYMBIOSIS;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOFILMS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 84881127961     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms140815838     Document Type: Review

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