DNase-sensitive and -resistant modes of biofilm formation by Listeria monocytogenes

DNase-sensitive and -resistant modes of biofilm formation by Listeria monocytogenes

Listeria monocytogenes is able to form biofilms on various surfaces and this ability is thought to contribute to persistence in the environment and on contact surfaces in the food industry. Extracellular DNA is a component of the biofilm matrix of many bacterial species and was shown to play a role...

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Main Authors: Marion eZetzmann, Mira eOkshevsky, Jasmin eEndres, Anne eSedlag, Nelly eCaccia, Marc eAuchter, Mark S. Waidmann, Mickael eDesvaux, Rikke Louise Meyer, Christian U. Riedel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Listeria monocytogenes
Osmotic Pressure
Biofilm
extracellular DNA
DNase
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2015.01428/full

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