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Phage insertion in mlrA and variations in rpoS limit curli expression and biofilm formation in Escherichia coli serotype O157: H7.
Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Aug 2013
Uhlich Gaylen A, Chen Chin-Yi, Cottrell Bryan J, Hofmann Christopher S, Dudley Edward G, Strobaugh Terence P, Nguyen Ly-Huong
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Biofilm formation in Escherichia coli is a tightly controlled process requiring the expression of adhesive curli fibres and certain polysaccharides such as cellulose. The transcriptional regulator CsgD is central to biofilm formation, controlling the expression of the curli structural and export...
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