HmsB, a small RNA, enhances biofilm formation in Yersinia pestis

The hmsHFRS operon is responsible for biosynthesis and translocation of biofilm matrix exopolysaccharide. Yersinia pestis expresses the two sole diguanylate cyclases HmsT and HmsD and the sole phosphodiesterase HmsP, which are specific for biosynthesis and degradation, respectively, of 3’,5’-cyclic...

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Main Author: Dongsheng eZhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2014.00685/full