TolC Promotes ExPEC Biofilm Formation and Curli Production in Response to Medium Osmolarity

While a high osmolarity medium activates Cpx signaling and causes CpxR to repress csgD expression, and efflux protein TolC protein plays an important role in biofilm formation in Escherichia coli, whether TolC also responds to an osmolarity change to regulate biofilm formation in extraintestinal pat...

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Main Authors: Bo Hou, Xian-Rong Meng, Li-Yuan Zhang, Chen Tan, Hui Jin, Rui Zhou, Jian-Feng Gao, Bin Wu, Zi-Li Li, Mei Liu, Huan-Chun Chen, Ding-Ren Bi, Shao-Wen Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/574274