title: Effect of Escherichia coli morphogene bolA on biofilms.
abstract: Biofilm physiology is established under a low growth rate. The morphogene bolA is mostly expressed under stress conditions or in stationary phase, suggesting that bolA could be implicated in biofilm development. In order to verify this hypothesis, we tested the effect of bolA on biofilm formation. Overexpression of bolA induces biofilm development, while bolA deletion decreases biofilms.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2781-901 Oeiras, Portugal.
authors.forename: Helena L A
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Vieira
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Freire
authors.forename: Cecília M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Arraiano
mesh_terms: D018441:Biofilms; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D005798:Genes, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D018384:Oxidative Stress