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AggA is required for aggregation and increased biofilm formation of a hyper-aggregating mutant of Shewanella oneidensis MR-1.
Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Mar 2006
De Windt Wim, Gao Haichun, Krömer Wolfgang, Van Damme Petra, Dick Jan, Mast Jan, Boon Nico, Zhou Jizhong, Verstraete Willy
Abstract excerpt
Shewanella oneidensis COAG, a hyper-aggregating mutant of MR-1, was isolated from a rifampicin-challenged culture. Compared to the wild-type, COAG exhibited increased biofilm formation on glass carrier material. The role of surface-located proteins in the process of COAG auto-aggregation was confirmed by different proteolytic treatments of the aggregates. All of the tested proteolytic enzymes resulted in...
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