Article
The pel genes of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAK strain are involved at early and late stages of biofilm formation.
Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Mar 2005
Vasseur Perrine, Vallet-Gely Isabelle, Soscia Chantal, Genin Stéphane, Filloux Alain
Abstract excerpt
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a Gram-negative bacterium associated with nosocomial infections and cystic fibrosis. Chronic bacterial infections are increasingly associated with the biofilm lifestyle in which microcolonies are embedded in an extracellular matrix. Screening procedures for identifying biofilm-deficient strains have allowed the characterization of several key determinants involved in this process....
Topics
- Bacterial Adhesion
- Bacterial Proteins
- Biofilms
- Culture Media
- DNA Transposable Elements
- Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial
- Glycosyltransferases
- Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions
- Multigene Family
- Mutation
- Polysaccharides, Bacterial
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa