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SUBMITTER: Milton ME
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7384550 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Milton Morgan E ME Draughn G Logan GL Bobay Benjamin G BG Stowe Sean D SD Olson Andrew L AL Feldmann Erik A EA Thompson Richele J RJ Myers Katherine H KH Santoro Michael T MT Kearns Daniel B DB Cavanagh John J
Journal of molecular biology 20190905 2
Bacteria have developed numerous protection strategies to ensure survival in harsh environments, with perhaps the most robust method being the formation of a protective biofilm. In biofilms, bacterial cells are embedded within a matrix that is composed of a complex mixture of polysaccharides, proteins, and DNA. The gram-positive bacterium Bacillus subtilis has become a model organism for studying regulatory networks directing biofilm formation. The phenotypic transition from a planktonic to biof ...[more]