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Mycobacterium avium genes associated with the ability to form a biofilm.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Jan 2006
Yamazaki Yoshitaka, Danelishvili Lia, Wu Martin, Macnab Molly, Bermudez Luiz E
Abstract excerpt
Mycobacterium avium is widely distributed in the environment, and it is chiefly found in water and soil. M. avium, as well as Mycobacterium smegmatis, has been recognized to produce a biofilm or biofilm-like structure. We screened an M. avium green fluorescent protein (GFP) promoter library in M. smegmatis for genes involved in biofilm formation on polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plates. Clones associated with increased...
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