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Transcriptional profiling identifies the metabolic phenotype of gonococcal biofilms.
Infection and immunity - 1 Sept 2009
Falsetta Megan L, Bair Thomas B, Ku Shan Chi, Vanden Hoven Rachel N, Steichen Christopher T, McEwan Alastair G, Jennings Michael P, Apicella Michael A
Abstract excerpt
Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the etiologic agent of gonorrhea, is frequently asymptomatic in women, often leading to chronic infections. One factor contributing to this may be biofilm formation. N. gonorrhoeae can form biofilms on glass and plastic surfaces. There is also evidence that biofilm formation may occur during natural cervical infection. To further study the mechanism of gonococcal biofilm formation, we...
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