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Bacterial cyclic AMP-phosphodiesterase activity coordinates biofilm formation.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Kalivoda Eric J, Brothers Kimberly M, Stella Nicholas A, Schmitt Matthew J, Shanks Robert M Q
Abstract excerpt
Biofilm-related infections are a major contributor to human disease, and the capacity for surface attachment and biofilm formation are key attributes for the pathogenesis of microbes. Serratia marcescens type I fimbriae-dependent biofilms are coordinated by the adenylate cyclase, CyaA, and the cyclic 3',5'-adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)-cAMP receptor protein (CRP) complex. This study uses S. marcescens as a model...
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