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Genotypic and Phenotypic Characteristics Associated with Biofilm Formation by Human Clinical Escherichia coli Isolates of Different Pathotypes.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 15 Dec 2017
Schiebel Juliane, Böhm Alexander, Nitschke Jörg, Burdukiewicz Michał, Weinreich Jörg, Ali Aamir, Roggenbuck Dirk, Rödiger Stefan, Schierack Peter
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Bacterial biofilm formation is a widespread phenomenon and a complex process requiring a set of genes facilitating the initial adhesion, maturation, and production of the extracellular polymeric matrix and subsequent dispersal of bacteria. Most studies on Escherichia coli biofilm formation have investigated nonpathogenic E. coli K-12 strains. Due to the extensive focus on laboratory strains in most studies, there...
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