D-Amino acids indirectly inhibit biofilm formation in Bacillus subtilis by interfering with protein synthesis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 195, Issue 23, 2013, Pages 5391-5395

  Leiman, Sara A ^a   May, Janine M ^b   Lebar, Matthew D ^b   Kahne, Daniel ^b   Kolter, Roberto ^c   Losick, Richard ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; DEXTRO ALANINE; DEXTRO AMINO ACID; DEXTRO LEUCINE; DEXTRO METHIONINE; DEXTRO TRYPTOPHAN; DEXTRO TYROSINE; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DTD GENE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GROWTH INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

AMINO ACIDS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTOME;

EID: 84887535435     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00975-13     Document Type: Article

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