| Literature DB >> 17158673 |
Gemma Reguera1, Rachael B Pollina, Julie S Nicoll, Derek R Lovley.
Abstract
Geobacter sulfurreducens required expression of electrically conductive pili to form biofilms on Fe(III) oxide surfaces, but pili were also essential for biofilm development on plain glass when fumarate was the sole electron acceptor. Furthermore, pili were needed for cell aggregation in agglutination studies. These results suggest that the pili of G. sulfurreducens also have a structural role in biofilm formation.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 17158673 PMCID: PMC1855775 DOI: 10.1128/JB.01284-06
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Bacteriol ISSN: 0021-9193 Impact factor: 3.490