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Influence of the Photorhabdus luminescens phosphomannose isomerase gene, manA, on mannose utilization, exopolysaccharide structure, and biofilm formation.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Feb 2011
Amos Matthew R, Sanchez-Contreras Maria, Jackson Robert W, Muñoz-Berbel Xavier, Ciche Todd A, Yang Guowei, Cooper Richard M, Waterfield Nicholas R
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Extracellular polysaccharide (EPS) is produced by diverse bacterial pathogens and fulfills assorted roles, including providing a structural matrix for biofilm formation and more specific functions in virulence, such as protection against immune defenses. We report here the first investigation of some of the genes important for biofilm formation in Photorhabdus luminescens and demonstrate the key role of the...
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