Impact of Salt and Nutrient Content on Biofilm Formation by Vibrio fischeri.

Vibrio fischeri, a marine bacterium and symbiont of the Hawaiian bobtail squid Euprymna scolopes, depends on biofilm formation for successful colonization of the squid's symbiotic light organ. Here, we investigated if culture conditions, such as nutrient and salt availability, affect biofilm fo...

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Main Authors: Anne E Marsden, Kevin Grudzinski, Jakob M Ondrey, Cindy R DeLoney-Marino, Karen L Visick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5266276?pdf=render