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Loss of GltB Inhibits Biofilm Formation and Biocontrol Efficiency of Bacillus subtilis Bs916 by Altering the Production of γ-Polyglutamate and Three Lipopeptides.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Zhou Huafei, Luo Chuping, Fang Xianwen, Xiang Yaping, Wang Xiaoyu, Zhang Rongsheng, Chen Zhiyi
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: This study examined the contribution of GltB on biofilm formation and biocontrol efficiency of B. subtilis Bs916. METHODS AND RESULTS: The gltB gene was identified through a biofilm phenotype screen and a bioinformatics analysis of serious biofilm formation defects, and then a gltB single knockout mutant was constructed using homologous recombination. This mutant demonstrated severe deficits in biofilm...
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