A wider role for polyamines in biofilm formation

Ece Karatan; Anthony J. Michael

doi:10.1007/s10529-013-1286-3

A wider role for polyamines in biofilm formation

Ece Karatan, Anthony J. Michael

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Abstract

Polyamines play an essential role in biofilm formation of diverse Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria. Biosynthetic pathways and transport systems for diverse polyamines have been identified as key components of bacterial biofilm formation.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1715-1717
Number of pages	3
Journal	Biotechnology Letters
Volume	35
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10529-013-1286-3
State	Published - Nov 1 2013

Keywords

Bacillus subtilis
Biofilm
Norspermidine
Polyamine
Spermidine
Vibrio cholerae

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Biotechnology
Bioengineering
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

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