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[Regulation of biofilm formation in Escherichia coli K12: effect of mutations in HNS, StpA, lon, and rpoN genes].
Molekuliarnaia genetika, mikrobiologiia i virusologiia - 1 Jan 2008
Belik A S, Tarasova N N, Khmel' I A
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More than 99% of bacteria exist in natural ecosystems as specifically organized biofilms adhering to solid surfaces. Biofilms have a typical architecture and are enclosed in exopolymeric matrix. Bacteria living in biofilms are extremely resistant to antibacterial factors. In this work we studied the role of some global regulators of gene expression on biofilm formation by Escherichia coli K12. The Histone-like...
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