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Biofilm-associated toxin and extracellular protease cooperatively suppress competitors in Bacillus subtilis biofilms

In nature, most bacteria live in biofilms where they compete with their siblings and other species for space and nutrients. Some bacteria produce antibiotics in biofilms; however, since the diffusion of antibiotics is generally hindered in biofilms by extracellular polymeric substances, i.e., the bi...

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Autores principales: Kobayashi, Kazuo, Ikemoto, Yukako
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6818787/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31622331
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008232