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Cytochrome bd promotes Escherichia coli biofilm antibiotic tolerance by regulating accumulation of noxious chemicals.
NPJ biofilms and microbiomes - 16 Apr 2021
Beebout Connor J, Sominsky Levy A, Eberly Allison R, Van Horn Gerald T, Hadjifrangiskou Maria
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Nutrient gradients in biofilms cause bacteria to organize into metabolically versatile communities capable of withstanding threats from external agents including bacteriophages, phagocytes, and antibiotics. We previously determined that oxygen availability spatially organizes respiration in uropathogenic Escherichia coli biofilms, and that the high-affinity respiratory quinol oxidase cytochrome bd is necessary...
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