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The biofilm formation defect of a Bacillus subtilis flotillin-defective mutant involves the protease FtsH.
Molecular microbiology - 1 Oct 2012
Yepes Ana, Schneider Johannes, Mielich Benjamin, Koch Gudrun, García-Betancur Juan-Carlos, Ramamurthi Kumaran S, Vlamakis Hera, López Daniel
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Biofilm formation in Bacillus subtilis requires the differentiation of a subpopulation of cells responsible for the production of the extracellular matrix that structures the biofilm. Differentiation of matrix-producing cells depends, among other factors, on the FloT and YqfA proteins. These proteins are present exclusively in functional membrane microdomains of B. subtilis and are homologous to the eukaryotic...
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