Transcriptional responses of Bacillus cereus towards challenges with the polysaccharide chitosan.

The antibacterial activity of the polysaccharide chitosan towards different bacterial species has been extensively documented. The response mechanisms of bacteria exposed to this biopolymer and the exact molecular mechanism of action, however, have hardly been investigated. This paper reports the tr...

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Main Authors: Hilde Mellegård, Ákos T Kovács, Toril Lindbäck, Bjørn E Christensen, Oscar P Kuipers, Per E Granum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3169574?pdf=render