The <it>luxS </it>mutation causes loosely-bound biofilms in <it>Shewanella oneidensis</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The <it>luxS </it>gene in <it>Shewanella oneidensis </it>was shown to encode an autoinducer-2 (AI-2)-like molecule, the postulated universal bacterial signal, but the impaired biofilm growth of a <it>lux...

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Main Authors: Wagner-Döbler Irene, Wissing Josef, Jänsch Lothar, Bodor Agnes M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-06-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/4/180