Clostridium acetobutylicum grows vegetatively in a biofilm rich in heteropolysaccharides and cytoplasmic proteins

Abstract Background Biofilms are cell communities wherein cells are embedded in a self-produced extracellular polymeric substances (EPS). The biofilm of Clostridium acetobutylicum confers the cells superior phenotypes and has been extensively exploited to produce a variety of liquid biofuels and bul...

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Published in:	Biotechnology for Biofuels
Main Authors:	Dong Liu, Zhengjiao Yang, Yong Chen, Wei Zhuang, Huanqing Niu, Jinglan Wu, Hanjie Ying
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2018-11-01
Subjects:	Clostridium acetobutylicum Biofilm Polysaccharide Moonlighting protein Sporulation
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13068-018-1316-4