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Influence of Calcium in Extracellular DNA Mediated Bacterial Aggregation and Biofilm Formation

Calcium (Ca(2+)) has an important structural role in guaranteeing the integrity of the outer lipopolysaccharide layer and cell walls of bacterial cells. Extracellular DNA (eDNA) being part of the slimy matrix produced by bacteria promotes biofilm formation through enhanced structural integrity of th...

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Autores principales: Das, Theerthankar, Sehar, Shama, Koop, Leena, Wong, Yie Kuan, Ahmed, Safia, Siddiqui, Khawar Sohail, Manefield, Mike
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3961253/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24651318
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0091935