Phenotypic surface properties (aggregation, adhesion and biofilm formation) and presence of related genes in beneficial vaginal lactobacilli

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 117, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1761-1772

  Leccese Terraf, M C ^a   Mendoza, L M ^a   Juarez Tomas M S ^a   Silva, C ^b   Nader Macias M E F ^a  

^a CENTRO DE REFERENCIA PARA LACTOBACILOS CERELA CONICET   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TUCUMÁN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Auto aggregation; Biofilm; Pili; Sortases; Vaginal lactobacilli

Indexed keywords

ASSAYS; BACILLI; BIOFILMS; ENCODING (SYMBOLS); GENE EXPRESSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEINS; SIGNAL ENCODING;

ADHESION FORMATIONS; AUTO-AGGREGATION; BIOFILM FORMATION; GENES ENCODING; LACTOBACILLUS SPECIES; PHENOTYPIC EXPRESSION; PILUS; SORTASE; SURFACE PROTEINS; VAGINAL LACTOBACILLI;

ADHESION;

CRYSTAL VIOLET; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MUCIN; PILIN; SORTASE;

BIOASSAY; BIOFILM; GENE EXPRESSION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOFILM; CELL AGGREGATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; LACTOBACILLUS GASSERI; LACTOBACILLUS REUTERI; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; MICROBIAL ADHESION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SURFACE PROPERTY; VAGINA FLORA; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; VAGINA;

LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS GASSERI; LACTOBACILLUS REUTERI; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOFILMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS REUTERI; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; PHENOTYPE; VAGINA;

EID: 84920913072     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jam.12642     Document Type: Article

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