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Poney Chiang1, Lori L Burrows.
Abstract
Under static growth conditions, hyperpiliated, nontwitching pilT and pilU mutants of Pseudomonas aeruginosa formed dense biofilms, showing that adhesion, not twitching motility, is necessary for biofilm initiation. Under flow conditions, the pilT mutant formed mushroom-like structures larger than those of the wild type but the pilU mutant was defective in biofilm formation. Therefore, twitching motility affects the development of biofilm structure, possibly through modulation of detachment.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 12644510 PMCID: PMC151504 DOI: 10.1128/JB.185.7.2374-2378.2003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Bacteriol ISSN: 0021-9193 Impact factor: 3.490