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Disturbance of the bacterial cell wall specifically interferes with biofilm formation.
Environmental microbiology reports - 1 Dec 2015
Bucher Tabitha, Oppenheimer-Shaanan Yaara, Savidor Alon, Bloom-Ackermann Zohar, Kolodkin-Gal Ilana
Abstract excerpt
In nature, bacteria communicate via chemical cues and establish complex communities referred to as biofilms, wherein cells are held together by an extracellular matrix. Much research is focusing on small molecules that manipulate and prevent biofilm assembly by modifying cellular signalling pathways. However, the bacterial cell envelope, presenting the interface between bacterial cells and their surroundings, is...
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