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| − | Biofilms are the result of the multicellular lifestyle of ''B. subtilis''. They are characterized by the formation of a matrix polysaccharide and an amyloid-like protein, [[TasA]]. | + | Biofilms are the result of the multicellular lifestyle of ''B. subtilis''. They are characterized by the formation of a matrix polysaccharide and an amyloid-like protein, [[TasA]]. * Correction of ''[[sfp]]'', ''[[epsC]]'','' [[swrAA]]'', and ''[[degQ]]'' as well as introduction of ''rapP'' from a plasmid present in NCIB3610 results in biofilm formation in ''B. subtilis'' 168 {{PubMed|21278284}}. |
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** [[PtpZ]] | ** [[PtpZ]] | ||
** [[DegU]] | ** [[DegU]] | ||
| + | ** [[DegQ]] | ||
** [[RacX]] | ** [[RacX]] | ||
* biofilm disassembly | * biofilm disassembly | ||
** [[YlmE]] | ** [[YlmE]] | ||
* other proteins required for biofilm formation | * other proteins required for biofilm formation | ||
| + | ** [[Sfp]] | ||
** [[SpeA]] | ** [[SpeA]] | ||
| + | ** [[SwrAA]] | ||
** [[YmcA]] | ** [[YmcA]] | ||
** [[YxaB]] | ** [[YxaB]] | ||
==Important original publications== | ==Important original publications== | ||
| − | <pubmed> 21267464 </pubmed> | + | <pubmed> 21267464 21278284 </pubmed> |
==Key reviews== | ==Key reviews== | ||
<pubmed>19054118 19054118 16787201 9891794 20890834 20519345 18381896 </pubmed> | <pubmed>19054118 19054118 16787201 9891794 20890834 20519345 18381896 </pubmed> | ||
* additional reviews: {{PubMed|20735481}} | * additional reviews: {{PubMed|20735481}} | ||
Revision as of 10:19, 1 February 2011
Biofilms are the result of the multicellular lifestyle of B. subtilis. They are characterized by the formation of a matrix polysaccharide and an amyloid-like protein, TasA. * Correction of sfp, epsC, swrAA, and degQ as well as introduction of rapP from a plasmid present in NCIB3610 results in biofilm formation in B. subtilis 168 PubMed.
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Contents
Biofilm formation in SubtiPathways
Labs working on biofilm formation
Key genes and operons involved in biofilm formation
- matrix polysaccharide synthesis:
- amyloid protein synthesis
- regulation
- biofilm disassembly
- other proteins required for biofilm formation
Important original publications
Key reviews
Roberto Kolter
Biofilms in lab and nature: a molecular geneticist's voyage to microbial ecology.
Int Microbiol: 2010, 13(1);1-7
[PubMed:20890834]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I p)
Daniel López, Hera Vlamakis, Roberto Kolter
Biofilms.
Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol: 2010, 2(7);a000398
[PubMed:20519345]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I p)
Daniel Lopez, Hera Vlamakis, Roberto Kolter
Generation of multiple cell types in Bacillus subtilis.
FEMS Microbiol Rev: 2009, 33(1);152-63
[PubMed:19054118]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
Hera Vlamakis, Claudio Aguilar, Richard Losick, Roberto Kolter
Control of cell fate by the formation of an architecturally complex bacterial community.
Genes Dev: 2008, 22(7);945-53
[PubMed:18381896]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
Wolf-Rainer Abraham
Controlling biofilms of gram-positive pathogenic bacteria.
Curr Med Chem: 2006, 13(13);1509-24
[PubMed:16787201]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
J A Shapiro
Thinking about bacterial populations as multicellular organisms.
Annu Rev Microbiol: 1998, 52;81-104
[PubMed:9891794]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
- additional reviews: PubMed
