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- Title
Steps in the development of a Vibrio cholerae El Tor biofilm.
- Authors
Watnick, P I; Kolter, R
- Abstract
We report that, in a simple, static culture system, wild-type Vibrio cholerae El Tor forms a three-dimensional biofilm with characteristic water channels and pillars of bacteria. Furthermore, we have isolated and characterized transposon insertion mutants of V. cholerae that are defective in biofilm development. The transposons were localized to genes involved in (i) the biosynthesis and secretion of the mannose-sensitive haemagglutinin type IV pilus (MSHA); (ii) the synthesis of exopolysaccharide; and (iii) flagellar motility. The phenotypes of these three groups suggest that the type IV pilus and flagellum accelerate attachment to the abiotic surface, the flagellum mediates spread along the abiotic surface, and exopolysaccharide is involved in the formation of three-dimensional biofilm architecture.
- Publication
Molecular microbiology, 1999, Vol 34, Issue 3, p586
- ISSN
0950-382X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1046/j.1365-2958.1999.01624.x