Engineering Escherichia coli to Control Biofilm Formation, Dispersal, and Persister Cell Formation
Biofilms are formed in aquatic environments by the attachment of bacteria to submerged surfaces, to the air/liquid interface, and to each other. Although biofilms are associated with disease and biofouling, the robust nature of biofilms; for example, their ability to tolerate chemical and physical s...
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2012
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2011-12-10354 |