Export of extracellular polysaccharides modulates adherence of the Cyanobacterium synechocystis.

The field of cyanobacterial biofuel production is advancing rapidly, yet we know little of the basic biology of these organisms outside of their photosynthetic pathways. We aimed to gain a greater understanding of how the cyanobacterium Synechocystis PCC 6803 (Synechocystis, hereafter) modulates its...

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Main Authors: Michael L Fisher, Rebecca Allen, Yingqin Luo, Roy Curtiss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3769361?pdf=render