Biofilms formed by the archaeon Haloferax volcanii exhibit cellular differentiation and social motility, and facilitate horizontal gene transfer

BMC Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Chimileski, Scott ^a   Franklin, Michael J ^b   Papke, R T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b Montana State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Amyloid; Archaeal biofilm; Archaeal genetics; Biofilm; Collective behavior; Haloarchaea; Haloferax volcanii; Horizontal gene transfer; Microbial development; Swarming

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEA; HALOBACTERIA; HALOFERAX VOLCANII;

BIOFILM; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; GENETICS; HALOFERAX VOLCANII; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; ORGANISMAL INTERACTION; PHYSIOLOGY;

BIOFILMS; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; HALOFERAX VOLCANII; MICROBIAL INTERACTIONS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL;

EID: 84908129225     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17417007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12915-014-0065-5     Document Type: Article

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