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Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of biofilm forming capabilities in non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli strains.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Chen Chin-Yi, Hofmann Christopher S, Cottrell Bryan J, Strobaugh Terence P, Paoli George C, Nguyen Ly-Huong, Yan Xianghe, Uhlich Gaylen A
Abstract excerpt
The biofilm life style helps bacteria resist oxidative stress, desiccation, antibiotic treatment, and starvation. Biofilm formation involves a complex regulatory gene network controlled by various environmental signals. It was previously shown that prophage insertions in mlrA and heterogeneous mutations in rpoS constituted major obstacles limiting biofilm formation and the expression of extracellular curli fibers...
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