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Calcium Chelation by Alginate Activates the Type III Secretion System in Mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms

The extracellular biofilm matrix includes primarily DNA and exopolysaccharides (EPS), which function to maintain aggregate structures and to protect biofilms from antibiotics and the immune response. Both polymers are anionic and have cation binding activity, however the impact of this activity on b...

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Autores principales: Horsman, Shawn R., Moore, Richard A., Lewenza, Shawn
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3466208/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23056471
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0046826