Article
Biofilm-defective mutants of Bacillus subtilis.
Journal of molecular microbiology and biotechnology - 1 Jan 2004
Chagneau Claudia, Saier Milton H
Abstract excerpt
Many bacteria can adopt organized, sessile, communal lifestyles. The gram-positive bacterium, Bacillus subtilis,forms biofilms on solid surfaces and at air-liquid interfaces, and biofilm development is dependent on environmental conditions. We demonstrate that biofilm formation by B. subtilis strain JH642 can be either activated or repressed by glucose, depending on the growth medium used, and that these glucose...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
