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Catabolite Repression of Escherichia coli Biofilm Formation

Year: 2002

Type: article

Abstract: Biofilm formation was repressed by glucose in several species of Enterobacteriaceae. In Escherichia coli, this effect was mediated at least in part by cyclic AMP (cAMP)-cAMP receptor protein. A temporal role for cAMP in biofilm development was indicated by the finding that glucose addition after approximately 24 h failed to repress and generally activated biofilm formation.

Source: Journal of Bacteriology

DOI: 10.1128/jb.184.12.3406-3410.2002

Authors: Debra W. Jackson, Jerry W. Simecka, Tony Romeo

Institution: University of North Texas Health Science Center

Language: English

Topic: Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing

Subfield: Molecular Biology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Science Foundation

Award: Bacterial Glycogen Biosynthesis: Regulation and Biological Function