Identification of genes involved in enhanced membrane vesicle formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms: surface sensing facilitates vesiculation

Membrane vesicles (MVs) are small spherical structures (20–400 nm) produced by most bacteria and have important biological functions including toxin delivery, signal transfer, biofilm formation, and immunomodulation of the host. Although MV formation is enhanced in biofilms of a wide range of bacter...

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Main Authors: Mizuki Kanno, Takuya Shiota, So Ueno, Minato Takahara, Keisuke Haneda, Yuhei O. Tahara, Masaki Shintani, Ryoma Nakao, Makoto Miyata, Kazuhide Kimbara, Hiroyuki Futamata, Yosuke Tashiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1252155/full