Role of protein acetylation, formation and dispersal of biofilms, and their impact on insects
Bacterial biofilms form on liquid/air and liquid/solid surfaces and consist of cells combined with an extracellular matrix such as exopolysaccharides, extracellular DNA, and glycoproteins. Bacteria have up to a 1000-fold increase of antibiotic resistance in biofilms compared to planktonic cells. Fur...
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2011-05-9304 |