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Positive role of peptidoglycan breaks in lactococcal biofilm formation.
Molecular microbiology - 1 Oct 2002
Mercier Carine, Durrieu Christele, Briandet Romain, Domakova Elena, Tremblay Josselyne, Buist Girbe, Kulakauskas Saulius
Abstract excerpt
Bacterial attachment to solid matrices depends on adhesive molecules present on the cell surface. Here we establish a positive correlation between peptidoglycan (PG) breaks, rather than particular molecules, and biofilm-forming capacity in the Gram-positive bacterium Lactococcus lactis. The L. lactis acmA strain, which is defective in PG hydrolase, adhered less efficiently than the wild-type (wt) strain to...
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