Elastase LasB of pseudomonas aeruginosa promotes biofilm formation partly through rhamnolipid-mediated regulation

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 227-235

  Yu, Hua ^a   He, Xiaomei ^a   Xie, Wei ^a   Xiong, Junzhi ^a   Sheng, Halei ^a   Guo, Shaodong ^b   Huang, Chunji ^a   Zhang, Di ^a   Zhang, Kebin ^a  

^a THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Elastase; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Rhamnolipid

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; GENE EXPRESSION; LIFE CYCLE; PATHOGENICITY; VIRULENCE;

ACYL-BUTYROLACTONES; ALGINATES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GLYCOLIPIDS; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 84897475718     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: 14803275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjm-2013-0667     Document Type: Article

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