Article
Expression of the Pho regulon negatively regulates biofilm formation by Pseudomonas aureofaciens PA147-2.
Molecular microbiology - 1 Oct 2001
Monds R D, Silby M W, Mahanty H K
Abstract excerpt
We report the isolation of insertional mutations to the pstC and pstA genes of the phosphate-specific transport (pst) operon that results in loss of biofilm formation by Pseudomonas aureofaciens PA147-2. Consistent with the known roles of the Pst system in Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, both P. aureofaciens pst mutants were demonstrated to have defects in inorganic phosphate (P(i)) transport and...
Topics
- ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters
- Antifungal Agents
- Bacterial Proteins
- Biofilms
- Escherichia coli Proteins
- Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial
- Genes, Regulator
- Genetic Complementation Test
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests
- Mutagenesis, Insertional
