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The Pseudomonas aeruginosa chemotaxis methyltransferase CheR1 impacts on bacterial surface sampling.
PloS one - 22 Mar 2011
Schmidt Juliane, Müsken Mathias, Becker Tanja, Magnowska Zofia, Bertinetti Daniela, Möller Stefan, Zimmermann Bastian, Herberg Friedrich W, Jänsch Lothar, Häussler Susanne
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The characterization of factors contributing to the formation and development of surface-associated bacterial communities known as biofilms has become an area of intense interest since biofilms have a major impact on human health, the environment and industry. Various studies have demonstrated that motility, including swimming, swarming and twitching, seems to play an important role in the surface colonization...
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