The advance of assembly of exopolysaccharide Psl biosynthesis machinery in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Abstract Biofilms are microbial communities embedded in extracellular matrix. Exopolysaccharide Psl (ePsl) is a key biofilm matrix component that initiates attachment, maintains biofilms architecture, and protects bacteria within biofilms of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, an opportunistic pathogen. There a...

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Main Authors: Huijun Wu, Di Wang, Maomao Tang, Luyan Z. Ma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-10-01
Series:MicrobiologyOpen
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/mbo3.857