Assembly and development of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm matrix.

Virtually all cells living in multicellular structures such as tissues and organs are encased in an extracellular matrix. One of the most important features of a biofilm is the extracellular polymeric substance that functions as a matrix, holding bacterial cells together. Yet very little is known ab...

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Main Authors: Luyan Ma, Matthew Conover, Haiping Lu, Matthew R Parsek, Kenneth Bayles, Daniel J Wozniak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-03-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2654510?pdf=render