| Literature DB >> 21037304 |
Olivier Habimana1, Karine Steenkeste, Marie-Pierre Fontaine-Aupart, Marie-Noëlle Bellon-Fontaine, Saulius Kulakauskas, Romain Briandet.
Abstract
Diffusion of entities inside biofilm triggers most mechanisms involved in biofilm-specific phenotypes. Using genetically engineered hydrophilic and hydrophobic cells of Lactococcus lactis yielding similar biofilm architectures, we demonstrated by fluorescence correlation spectroscopy that bacterial surface properties affect diffusion of nanoparticles through the biofilm matrix.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 21037304 PMCID: PMC3019707 DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02163-10
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Environ Microbiol ISSN: 0099-2240 Impact factor: 4.792