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Impact of manganese and heme on biofilm formation of Bacillus cereus food isolates.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2018
Hussain Mohammad Shakhawat, Kwon Minyeong, Oh Deog-Hwan
Abstract excerpt
The objective of this study was to determine the impact of manganese (Mn2+) and heme on the biofilm formation characteristics of six B. cereus food isolates and two reference strains (ATCC 10987 and ATCC 14579). The data obtained from the crystal violet assay revealed that addition of a combination of Mn2+ and heme to BHI growth medium induced B. cereus biofilm formation. However, the induction of biofilm...
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