Low Concentrations of Vitamin C Reduce the Synthesis of Extracellular Polymers and Destabilize Bacterial Biofilms

Low Concentrations of Vitamin C Reduce the Synthesis of Extracellular Polymers and Destabilize Bacterial Biofilms

Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) produced by bacteria form a matrix supporting the complex three-dimensional architecture of biofilms. This EPS matrix is primarily composed of polysaccharides, proteins and extracellular DNA. In addition to supporting the community structure, the EPS matrix p...

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Main Authors: Santosh Pandit, Vaishnavi Ravikumar, Alyaa M. Abdel-Haleem, Abderahmane Derouiche, V. R. S. S. Mokkapati, Carina Sihlbom, Katsuhiko Mineta, Takashi Gojobori, Xin Gao, Fredrik Westerlund, Ivan Mijakovic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
biofilms
exopolymeric matrix
quantitative proteomics
Bacillus subtilis
vitamin C
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.02599/full

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