PMID:16391144
| Citation |
Lacqua, A, Wanner, O, Colangelo, T, Martinotti, MG and Landini, P (2006) Emergence of biofilm-forming subpopulations upon exposure of Escherichia coli to environmental bacteriophages. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 72:956-9 |
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| Abstract |
Exposure of Escherichia coli MG1655 to environmental bacteriophages results in rapid selection for phage-tolerant subpopulations displaying increased biofilm formation. Analysis of one phage-tolerant strain revealed large amounts of the DNA-binding Dps protein in the outer membrane protein and production of fimbria-like structures. In dps and fimA mutant derivatives of MG1655, no selection of phage-tolerant bacteria upon exposure to bacteriophages occurred, suggesting a role for Dps and type I pili in bacteriophage tolerance. |
| Links |
PubMed PMC1352295 Online version:10.1128/AEM.72.1.956-959.2006 |
| Keywords |
Bacterial Proteins; Biofilms/growth & development; Coliphages/physiology; DNA-Binding Proteins; Escherichia coli/classification; Escherichia coli/growth & development; Escherichia coli/virology; Fimbriae Proteins; Phenotype; Sewage/virology |
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