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SUBMITTER: Maltz MA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3485708 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Maltz Michele A MA Weiss Brian L BL O'Neill Michelle M Wu Yineng Y Aksoy Serap S
Applied and environmental microbiology 20120831 21
Many bacteria successfully colonize animals by forming protective biofilms. Molecular processes that underlie the formation and function of biofilms in pathogenic bacteria are well characterized. In contrast, the relationship between biofilms and host colonization by symbiotic bacteria is less well understood. Tsetse flies (Glossina spp.) house 3 maternally transmitted symbionts, one of which is a commensal (Sodalis glossinidius) found in several host tissues, including the gut. We determined th ...[more]