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Pseudomonas aeruginosa Psl Is a Galactose- and Mannose-Rich Exopolysaccharide

Year: 2007

Type: article

Abstract: The Pseudomonas aeruginosa polysaccharide synthesis locus (psl) is predicted to encode an exopolysaccharide which is critical for biofilm formation. Here we used chemical composition analyses and mannose- or galactose-specific lectin staining, followed by confocal laser scanning microscopy and electron microscopy, to show that Psl is a galactose-rich and mannose-rich exopolysaccharide.

Source: Journal of Bacteriology

DOI: 10.1128/jb.00620-07

Authors: Luyan Ma, Haiping Lu, April Sprinkle, Matthew R. Parsek, Daniel J. Wozniak

Institutions: Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Wake Forest University, University of Washington

Language: English

Topic: Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing

Subfield: Molecular Biology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Awards: The matrix of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms, The matrix of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms, The matrix of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms, Control of P. aeruginosa algD transcription, G7531984491