BolA Is a Transcriptional Switch That Turns Off Motility and Turns On Biofilm Development

ABSTRACT Bacteria are extremely versatile organisms that rapidly adapt to changing environments. When bacterial cells switch from planktonic growth to biofilm, flagellum formation is turned off and the production of fimbriae and extracellular polysaccharides is switched on. BolA is present in most G...

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Main Authors: Clémentine Dressaire, Ricardo Neves Moreira, Susana Barahona, António Pedro Alves de Matos, Cecília Maria Arraiano
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2015
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/2473aa4270fd4f568a2c813191caccc9
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