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The Composition and Metabolic Phenotype of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Biofilms

Neisseria gonorrhoeae has been shown to form biofilms during cervical infection. Thus, biofilm formation may play an important role in the infection of women. The ability of N. gonorrhoeae to form membrane blebs is crucial to biofilm formation. Blebs contain DNA and outer membrane structures, which...

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Autores principales: Falsetta, Megan L., Steichen, Christopher T., McEwan, Alastair G., Cho, Christine, Ketterer, Margaret, Shao, Jianqiang, Hunt, Jason, Jennings, Michael P., Apicella, Michael A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Research Foundation 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3153042/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21833322
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2011.00075