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CysK Plays a Role in Biofilm Formation and Colonization by Vibrio fischeri.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Aug 2015
Singh Priyanka, Brooks John F, Ray Valerie A, Mandel Mark J, Visick Karen L
Abstract excerpt
A biofilm, or a matrix-embedded community of cells, promotes the ability of the bacterium Vibrio fischeri to colonize its symbiotic host, the Hawaiian squid Euprymna scolopes. Biofilm formation and colonization depend on syp, an 18-gene polysaccharide locus. To identify other genes necessary for biofilm formation, we screened for mutants that failed to form wrinkled colonies, a type of biofilm. We obtained...
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