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Characterization of colony morphology variants isolated from Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Aug 2005
Kirisits Mary Jo, Prost Lynne, Starkey Melissa, Parsek Matthew R
Abstract excerpt
In this study, we report the isolation of small, rough, strongly cohesive colony morphology variants from aging Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 biofilms. Similar to many of the P. aeruginosa colony morphology variants previously described in the literature, these variants autoaggregate in liquid culture and hyperadhere to solid surfaces. They also exhibit increased hydrophobicity and reduced motility compared to the...
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