Contributions of tropodithietic acid and biofilm formation to the probiotic activity of Phaeobacter inhibens

Background:The probiotic bacterium Phaeobacter inhibens strain S4Sm, isolated from the inner shell surface of a healthy oyster, secretes the antibiotic tropodithietic acid (TDA), is an excellent biofilm former, and increases oyster larvae survival when challenged with bacterial pathogens. In this st...

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Main Authors: Zhao, Wenjing, Dao, Christine, Karim, Murni, Gomez-Chiarri, Marta, Rowley, David, Nelson, David R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2016
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55380/1/Contributions%20of%20tropodithietic%20acid%20and.pdf