Forward Genetic Dissection of Biofilm Development by <named-content content-type="genus-species">Fusobacterium nucleatum</named-content>: Novel Functions of Cell Division Proteins FtsX and EnvC

Forward Genetic Dissection of Biofilm Development by <named-content content-type="genus-species">Fusobacterium nucleatum</named-content>: Novel Functions of Cell Division Proteins FtsX and EnvC

ABSTRACT Fusobacterium nucleatum is a key member of the human oral biofilm. It is also implicated in preterm birth and colorectal cancer. To facilitate basic studies of fusobacterial virulence, we describe here a versatile transposon mutagenesis procedure and a pilot screen for mutants defective in...

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Main Authors: Chenggang Wu, Abu Amar Mohamed Al Mamun, Truc Thanh Luong, Bo Hu, Jianhua Gu, Ju Huck Lee, Melissa D’Amore, Asis Das, Hung Ton-That
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2018-05-01
Series:mBio
Subjects:
EnvC
FtsX
Fusobacterium nucleatum
allelic exchange
biofilms
cell division
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.00360-18

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https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.00360-18

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