The Pseudomonas aeruginosa PSL Polysaccharide Is a Social but Noncheatable Trait in Biofilms

Extracellular polysaccharides are compounds secreted by microorganisms into the surrounding environment, and they are important for surface attachment and maintaining structural integrity within biofilms. The social nature of many extracellular polysaccharides remains unclear, and it has been sugges...

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Main Authors: Irie, Y, Roberts, A, Kragh, K, Gordon, V, Hutchison, J, Allen, R, Melaugh, G, Bjarnsholt, T, West, S, Diggle, S
Other Authors: Foster, K
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2017