GdpS contributes to Staphylococcus aureus biofilm formation by regulation of eDNA release

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 304, Issue 3-4, 2014, Pages 284-299

  Fischer, A ^a   Kambara, K ^a   Meyer, H ^b   Stenz, L ^a   Bonetti, E J ^a   Girard, M ^a   Lalk, M ^b   Francois, P ^a   Schrenzel, J ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biofilm; CidABC; Cyclic di GMP; EDNA; GGDEF domain; LrgAB; Staphylococcus aureus; Transcriptomic

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL VIOLET; GUANOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; OXACILLIN; BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; AUTOLYSIS; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BIOFILM; BIOGENESIS; CELL INTERACTION; CELL WALL; CONTROLLED STUDY; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; FLUORESCENCE IMAGING; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; OPTICAL IMAGING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84899632500     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: 16180607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2013.10.010     Document Type: Article

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