Investigating Natural and Induced Biofilm Dispersion in Listeria monocytogenes
Dispersion is a natural part of a biofilm life cycle in many bacterial species. Dispersion occurs when bacteria revert from a stationary, sessile state to a free-swimming, planktonic state and are freed from a biofilm. Bacterial biofilms consist of proteins, polysaccharides, and extracellular DNA th...
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ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst
2017
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| Online Access: | https://scholarworks.umass.edu/masters_theses_2/566 https://scholarworks.umass.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1581&context=masters_theses_2 |