Enhanced biofilm formation by Escherichia coli LPS mutants defective in Hep biosynthesis.

Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is the major component of the surface of Gram-negative bacteria and its polysaccharide portion is situated at the outermost region. We investigated the relationship between the polysaccharide portion of LPS and biofilm formation using a series of Escherichia coli mutants def...

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Main Authors: Ryoma Nakao, Madeleine Ramstedt, Sun Nyunt Wai, Bernt Eric Uhlin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3532297?pdf=render