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SUBMITTER: Ge X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4780693 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ge Xiuchun X Shi Xiaoli X Shi Limei L Liu Jinlin J Stone Victoria V Kong Fanxiang F Kitten Todd T Xu Ping P
PloS one 20160307 3
Biofilms play important roles in microbial communities and are related to infectious diseases. Here, we report direct evidence that a bacterial nox gene encoding NADH oxidase is involved in biofilm formation. A dramatic reduction in biofilm formation was observed in a Streptococcus sanguinis nox mutant under anaerobic conditions without any decrease in growth. The membrane fluidity of the mutant bacterial cells was found to be decreased and the fatty acid composition altered, with increased palm ...[more]